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TEXTS OF ANTHEMS 



COMPILED BY 

CHARLES CUTHBERT HALL 

MINISTER 



LOUIS BELCHER 

CHOIRMASTER /\\^ c« pYR,GHT ^ 

v fER 23 188 ^, 



FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



LOUIS BELCHER 

NEW YORK 






Copyright, 1888, by Louis Belcher. 






INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 



The purpose of the Compilers is to secure for the 
Anthem its proper dignity and its rightful place in 
Public Worship. 

The Anthem is not an ornamental prelude to a 
service, rendered during the assembling of the Con- 
gregation. It is not a musical performance for the 
entertainment of the Congregation and for the self- 
display of the Choir. 

It is a solemn act of worship, having its lawful 
place in the midst of the service, wherein noble and 
appropriate words, usually those of Scripture, are sung 
by the Choir, while the Congregation silently and 
reverently listen. 

But the Anthem cannot become an intelligible part of 
Public Worship while the People remain in ignorance of 
the words sung by the Choir. 

The Compilers of this Book offer to the People a 
collection of " Texts of Anthems," in order that (by 
placing the words within sight of all) this important 
part of Public Worship may henceforth be recognized 
as a solemn praise-offering unto the Lord; wherein 
the Congregation may, by silent and prayerful atten- 
tion, co-operate with the Choir in rendering unto God 
this ancient and stately office of devotion. 

Brooklyn, N. Y., 
October 

1888. 



TEXTS OF ANTHEMS. 



i. 

O Zion! blest City, whence cometh salvation ! 
Chosen of God for His own habitation. 
We burn to exalt thee, to see thee all-glorious, 
Rise, disenthralled, o'er thy captors victorious. 

We sing in gladsome chorus, 

Though high is Jordan's swelling river ; 

Our Lord still goes before us, 

And will His flock from harm deliver ; 

He guides our feet, He hears our cry, 

And leads us on to victory. 

Hope ! weary heart, tho' the way be dreary, 
Soon thou'lt gain the blessed rest for pilgrims weary, 
Peace ! weary heart ; cease from care and sorrow, 
Rest, blessed rest awaits thee in the coming morrow. 

2. 

Psalm xxvii. 

i. The Lord is my light, whom then shall I fear? the 
Lord is my strength ; of whom then shall I be afraid ? 
16. O wait thou still upon the Lord, and He shall 
comfort thine heart. 5. For in the time of trouble He 
shall hide me in His secret place : and set me up on a 
rock of stone. 7. Therefore will I offer in His dwelling 
an oblation ; yea, will sing, and speak praises to the 
Lord. 



3' 



Psalm xix. 

The heavens are telling the glory of God, 

The wonder of His works displays the firmament. 

To day that is coming speaks it the day : 

The night that is gone to following night. 

In all the lands resounds the word, 

Never unperceived, ever understood. 



Psalm xcvii. 

10. The Lord preserveth the souls of His saints : He 
shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly, n. 
There is sprung up a light for the righteous: and joyful 
gladness for such as are true-hearted. 12. Rejoice in 
the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks for a remem- 
brance of His holiness. 



Habakkuk ii. 

20. The Lord is in His holy temple : let all the earth 
keep silence before Him. 



6. 



St. John xx. 

13. They have taken away my Lord, and I know not 
where they have laid Him. " Woman, why weepest 
thou ? " Because they have taken away my Lord, and 
I know not where they have laid Him. " Woman why 
weepest thou? whom seekest thou ?" Sir, if thou have 
borne Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid Him. 
" Mary !" " Master !" 1 Corinthians xv. 55. O death, 
where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory ? 57. 
Thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia. Amen. 



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• 

Zechariah ii. 

10. Sing and rejoice, daughter of Sion, for lo ! I 
come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the 
Lord thy God. 13. Be silent, O all flesh, before the 
Lord, for He is raised up out of His holy habitation. 

O come all ye faithful, 

Joyful and triumphant, 
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem ; 

Come and behold Him 

Born, the King of Angels ; 

O come, let us adore Him, 

O come, let us adore Him, 
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 

Amen. 



8. 



Romans xiii. 

12. The night is far spent> the day is at hand : let us 
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put 
on the whole armour of li^ht. 



Psalm xl. 

1. I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined 
unto me, and heard my calling. 2. He brought me also 
out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay, and set 
my foot upon the rock, and ordered all my goings. 3. And 
He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanks- 
giving unto our God ; many shall see it, and fear, and 
shall put their trust in the Lord. Amen. 

10. 

Psalm cxix. (part v.) 
1. Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes: and 
I shall keep it unto the end. 



II. 

Isaiah lvii. 

6 t Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye 
upon Him while He is near. 7. Let the wicked forsake 
his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts : and let 
him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon 
him ; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. 

12. 

Psalm li. 

9. Turn Thy Face from my sins : and put out all my 
misdeeds. 10. Make me a clean heart, O God ; and 
renew a right spirit within me. n. Cast me not away 
from Thy Presence : and take not Thy Holy Spirit 
from me. 



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Psalm xxx. 

4. Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of His : 
and give thanks unto Him for a remembrance of His 
holiness. 5. For His wrath endureth but the twinkling 
of an eye, and in His pleasure is life ; heaviness may 
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning, 13. 
Therefore shall every good man sing of Thy praise with- 
out ceasing : O my God, I will give thanks unto Thee 
for ever. 



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Sleepers wake ! a voice is calling, 
It is the watchman on the walls, 
Thou city of Jerusalem ! 
For lo ! the bridegroom comes ; 
Arise, and take your lamps. 

Hallelujah. 
Awake ! His kingdom is at hand ; 
Go forth to meet your Lord. 



15 



Titus ii. 

ii. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath ap- 
peared to all men. Psalm xcviii. 4. And all the ends 
of the world have seen the salvation of our God. St. 
Matthew xxi. 9. Blessed be He that cometh in the 
Name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. St. 
John i. 4. In Him was life, and the life was the light 
of men. 



16. 



Psalm xcvii. § 

12. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous. 8. Zion heard 
and rejoiced, and the daughters of Judah were glad. 1. 
The Lord is King, let the earth be glad, yea, let the mul- 
titude of the isles be glad thereof. 



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Psalm ciii. 

13. Like as a father pitieth his own children: even so 
is the Lord merciful unto them that fear Him. 14. For 
He knoweth whereof we are made: He remembereth 
that we are but dust. 15. The days of man are but as 
grass: for he flourisheth as a flower of the field. 16. As 
soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone: and the place 
thereof shall know it no more. 17. But the merciful 
goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever. 22. O 
speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His: praise 
thou the Lord, O my soul. 



18. 



A Prayer. 
Lord, we pray Thee that Thy grace may always 
prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be 
given to all good works ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



19. 



We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the 
Lord. Alt the earth doth worship Thee, the Father ever- 
lasting. To Thee all Angels cry aloud, the heavens and 
all the powers therein, to Thee Cherubim and Seraphim 
continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of 
Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy 
glory. The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee. 
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee. The 
noble army of Martyrs praise Thee. The Holy Church 
throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee : The 
Father of an infinite majesty ; Thine honorable, true, and 
only Son ; also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ, Thou art the 
everlasting Son of the Father. 

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, Thou 
didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When Thou hadst over- 
come the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the king- 
dom of Heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the Right 
Hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that 
Thou shalt come to be our Judge. We therefore pray 
Thee help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed 
with Thy precious Blood. Make them to be numbered 
with Thy Saints in glory everlasting. O Lord, save 
Thy people, and bless Thine heritage. Govern them, 
and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify Thee, 
and we worship Thy Name, ever world without end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us. O Lord, let Thy mercy 
lighten upon us, as our trust is in Thee. O Lord, in 
Thee have I trusted, let me never be confounded. 

20. 

Psalm xxxvi. 

5. Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens and 
Thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness 
standeth like the strong mountains : Thy judgments are 
like the great deep. 



21. 

Zechariah vi. 

12. Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts, saying, Behold 
the Man Whose Name is the Branch : 13. He, even He 
shall build the temple of the Lord ; and He shall bear 
the glory, and shall sit and rule upon His throne ; and 
He shall be a priest upon His throne: and the counsel 
of peace shall be between them both. 

Art Thou the Christ ? Art Thou the Son ? 

The Father's Image bright ? 
And see we Him, Whose Arm upholds 

Earth and the starry height ? 

Yea, faith can pierce the cloud 

Which veils Thy glory now ; 
We hail Thee, God, before Whose throne 

The Angels prostrate bow. 

Our sinful pride to cure 

With that pure love of Thine, 
O be Thou born within our hearts, 

Most Holy Child Divine. Amen. 

22. 

O saving Victim, slain for man, 
The gates of heaven to us expand; 
Fierce wars assail, the foes draw nigh; 
Grant succour, give us victory. 



23. 



Psalm cvii. 

23. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do 
business in great waters. 24. These behold the works of 
the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. cxxi. 8. The 
Lord will preserve their going out and their coming in ; 
He is with them, and will keep them, for in His Hand is 
every living thing, iv. 8. Lie down in peace and sleep : 
for Thou, O Lord, makest us to dwell in safety. 



24. 



Psalm cxxxvii. 

Here by Babylon's wave 

The heathen hands have bound us, 
Tho' afar from our land, 

The pains of death surround us ; 
Sion ! thy memory still 

In our heart we are keeping, 
And still we turn to thee, 

Our eyes all sad with weeping. 
Thro* our harps that we hung on the trees, 

Goes the low wind wearily moaning : 
Mingles the sad note of the breeze, 

With voice as sad of sigh and groaning. 

When mad with wine our foe rejoices, 
When unto their altars they throng, 
Loud for mirth they call — "A Song ! 

A song of Sion sing, lift up your voices !" 

O Lord, tho' the victor command 
Our captivity sad and lowly, 
How shall we raise Thy song so holy, 

That we sung in our father's land, 

Jerusalem, if we forget thee, 

Let our hands remember not their power, 
And our tongues be silent from that hour. 

Jerusalem, if we forget thee. 

Woe unto thee! Babylon mighty city, 

For the day of thy fall is nigh ! 
For thee no hope, for thee no pity, 

Tho' loud thy wail riseth on high ! 
Then shalt thou, desolate, forsaken, 

Be torn from thy fanes and thy thrones. 
In that day shall thy babes be taken 

And dash'd against the stones, 
Then unto thee, O Babylon the mighty, 

Be woe, be woe, be woe ! 



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Job xxiii. 

3. that I knew where I might find Him, that I might 
come even to His seat. 8. Behold, I go forward, but He 
is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him ; 
9. on the left hand, where He doth work, but I cannot 
behold Him; He hideth Himself on the right hand. St. 
John xx. 29. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet 
have believed. 



26. 



O Saviour of the world, Who by Thy Cross and pre- 
cious Blood hast redeemed us, save us, and help us, we 
humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. 

27. 

Psalm viii. 

1. O Lord our Governor, how excellent is Thy Name 
in all the world : Thou that hast set Thy glory above 
the heavens ! 4. Lord, what is man, that Thou art mind- 
ful of him ? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him ? 
5. Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown 
him with glory and worship. 

28. 

Psalm xxxi. 

26. O love the Lord, all ye His saints : for the Lord 
preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously re- 
wardeth the proud doer. 27. Be strong, and He shall 
establish your heart: all ye that put your trust in the 
Lord. Amen. 



29. 



I will sing of Thy great mercies, O Lord, my Saviour, 
and of Thy faithfulness evermore. 



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Psalm cxxxv. 

t. O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: 
praise it, O ye servants of the Lord. 2. Ye that stand 
in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house 
of our God. 3. O praise the Lord, for the Lord is 
gracious, sing praises unto His Name, for it is lovely. 
4. For why ? Thy Lord hath chosen Jacob unto Him- 
self, and Israel for His own possession. 5. For I know 
that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all 
gods. Amen. 



3 1 



Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath vis- 
ited and redeemed His people ; and hath raised up a 
mighty salvation for us, in the house of His servant 
David; as He spake by the mouth of His holy Prophets, 
which have been since the world began ; that we should 
be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all 
that hate us. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



3 2 < 



Psalm xxxiii. 

21. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us; 
as we do put our trust in Thee. Amen. 



33 



A Prayer. 

Lord, for Thy tender mercies' sake, lay not our sins to 
our charge, but forgive that is past, and give us grace to 
amend our sinful lives ; to decline from sin, and incline 
to virtue, that we may walk with a perfect heart before 
Thee now and evermore. 



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Luke ii. 

15. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this 
thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made 
known unto us. 10. For the angel said unto us, Fear 
not: for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born 
this day in the city of David a Saviour, Which is Christ 
the Lord. 



35 



Say, Watchman, what of the night ? 

Do the dews of the morning fall ? 
Have the orient skies a border of light, 

Like the fringe of a funeral pall ? 

The night is fast waning on high, 
And soon shall the darkness flee : 

And the morn shall spread o'er the blushing sky 
And bright shall its glories be. 

But, Watchman, what of the night, 

When sorrow and pain are mine ? 
And the pleasures of life, so sweet and bright, 

No longer around me shine ? 

That night of sorrow thy soul 

May surely prepare to meet : 
But away shall the clouds of thy heaviness roll, 

And the morning of joy be sweet. 

But, Watchman, what of the night, 

When the arrow of death is sped ? 
And the grave, which no glimmering star can light, 

Shall be my sleeping bed ? 

That night is near, and the cheerless tomb 

Shall keep thy body in store, 
Till the morn of eternity rise on the gloom, 

And night shall be no more. 



3* 



O day of penitence ! O day of mourning ! Remember 
how the incarnate Son of God, nailed to His Cross, 
hung between earth and heaven, was put to death by 
His own people's hands, to save us all from Satan's 
iron bondage. He bore with patience all these cruel 
wrongs ! O come, let us with hearts and voices utter 
our grief and weep beside His tomb. 

Come, let us kneel, in sorrow and contrition, before 
the Cross which His pure Blood doth lave. Come, rich 
and poor, offer Him all your hearts, Who gave Himself 
the world to save ! 

Just as the sea by stormy winds is driven, whose angry 
waves do hoarsely rage and roar ; the people with 
madness to the slaughter are crowding, and shouting, 
" To death ! Crucify Him !" 

Striving to save Him, Pilate has vainly laboured : His 
cruel foes thirst for their Victim's Blood. Behold they 
crown with thorns His sacred Head ! beat Him with 
scourges ! and then smite Him on His Cheek ! 

Come, let us kneel, in sorrow and contrition, before 
the Cross which His pure Blood doth lave. Come, rich 
and poor, offer Him all your hearts, Who gave Himself 
the world to save ! 

Slowly, ah, slowly, drag on the fatal hours ! Now hav- 
ing drained His bitter cup of pain ; the Lamb of God 
completes His sacrifice; into His Father's hands com- 
mends His spirit, cries with loud voice, "It is finished," 
and expires ! Then, as He died, darkness obscured the 
land ; in dim eclipse the earth with horror shook ; the 
temple trembled, the veil was rent in twain. 

Come, let us kneel, in sorrow and contrition, before 
the Cross which His pure Blood doth lave. Come, rich 
and poor, offer Him all your hearts, Who gave Himself 
the world to save. 



37' 



Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these Thy 
laws in our hearts, we beseech Thee. 



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Psalm xxiii. 

The Lord is my Shepherd ; I shall not want. He 
maketh me to rest in green pastures, He leadeth me be- 
side still waters, He giveth peace unto my soul: He 
leadeth me in paths of goodness, for His Name's sake. 
Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale of shad- 
ows, no evil will 1 fear: for Thou art still with me. Thy 
rod and staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest here 
a table for me in presence of mine enemies ; my head 
with oil Thou anointest ; my cup runneth over ; yea, 
surely peace and mercy all my life shall follow me ; and 
I will dwell with God for evermore. 



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When the tempests' rage is over, 
And its noisy tumults cease, 

Then the world from strife and turmoil 
Finds release, sweet release. 

Though on earth are cares and sorrows, 
They in time to come will cease. 

In the golden realms of Heaven 
All is peace, heavenly peace. 



40, 



Psalm xxxiv. 

1. I will alway give thanks unto the Lord ; His praise 
shall ever be in my mouth. 2. My soul shall make her 
boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear thereof and 
be glad. 3. O praise the Lord with me ! and let us 
magnify His Name together. 4. I sought the Lord, 
and He heard me: yea, and delivered me out of all my 
fears. 5. They had an eye unto Him and were lighten- 
ed : and their faces were not ashamed. 6. Lo, the poor 
erieth, and the Lord heareth him: yea, and saveth him 
out of all his troubles. Amen. 



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St. John i. 

i. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God. 14. And the Word 
was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Psalm xlv. 3. 
Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace 
are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever. 
St. Luke i. 68. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, 
for He hath visited and redeemed His people. Amen. 



42. 



Romans xiii. 

11. It is high time to awake out' of sleep, for now is 
our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12. The 
night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us, therefore, 
cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the whole 
armour of light. 



43 



Job xix. 
25. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He 
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth : 26. And 
though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I 
see God. i Corinthians xv. 20. For now is Christ 
risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that slept. 



44. 



Psalm xiii. 

Lord, how long wilt Thou forget me, 
While in lonely grief I mourn, 
And how long Thy Face be hiding, 
Wilt Thou never more return ? 

Lord, how long must I take counsel, 
Having sorrow in my heart; 
Foes relentless rise against me, 
And no helper take my part ? 



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Psalm xcii. 

i. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
and to sing praises unto Thy Name, O Most High. 2. 
To tell of Thy loving-kindness early in the morning, 
and of Thy truth in the night season. 12. The right- 
eous shall flourish like a palm-tree, and spread abroad 
like a cedar of Libanus. 13. Such as are planted in the 
house of the Lord shall flourish in the court of the 
house of our God. 15. That they may show how true 
the Lord my Strength is, that there is no unrighteous- 
ness in Him. Thou, Lord, art most Highest for ever- 
more. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Praise, honour, might, and glory be, 
From age to age eternally. Amen. 



46. 



Psalm iv. 
9. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest : for 
it is Thou, Lord, only, That makest me dwell in safety. 



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Psalm xxiii. 
1. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. 2. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He lead- 
eth me beside the still waters. 3. He restoreth my soul ; 
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for His 
Name's sake. 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley 
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art 
with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 5. 
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of 
mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my 
cup runneth over. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall 
follow me all the days of my life, and I wiil dwell in the 
house of the Lord for ever. 



4 8. 



Therefore, with Angels and Archangels, and with all 
the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glori- 
ous Name ; evermore praising Thee, and saying, Holy, 
Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are 
full of Thy glory: Glory be to Thee, O Lord Most 
High. Amen. 



49. 



St. John xiv. 

15. If ye love Me, keep My commandments. 16. 
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you an- 
other Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever, 
17. even the Spirit of truth. 

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In humble faith and holy love, 

The song of saints and martyrs sing; 
That incense which to God above, 

Blest angels and archangels bring. 
Three mystic rays in glory shine 

From the tremendous Godhead's throne, 
These in one source doth faith combine, 

In three we praise One God alone. 
In this sad vale of tears below, 

Our anchor this of faith and love; 
Till God His vision shall bestow, 

In Christ's triumphant Church above. 
To God our Father raise the voice, 

Invisible, Immortal King! 
In our Redeemer's strength rejoice; 

And to the Sacred Spirit sing. Amen, 



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Psalm xxxi. 

2. Incline Thine Ear to me, O Lord, make haste to 
deliver me. O save me for Thy mercies' sake. 



5 1 - 



It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and 
to sing praises unto Thy Name, O Most Highest; to tell 
of Thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of 
Thy truth in the night season; upon an instrument 
of ten strings, and upon the lute; upon a loud instru- 
ment, and upon the harp. For Thou, Lord, hast made 
me glad through Thy works; and I will rejoice in giving 
praise for the operations of Thy Hands. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



53 



Psalm lxxxiv. 

i. O how amiable are Thy dwellings; Thou Lord of 
hosts! 2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter 
into the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh 
rejoice in the living God. 4. Blessed are they that 
dwell in Thy house: they will alway be praising Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

54- 

PSALM Xix. 

14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart, be alway acceptable in Thy sight. 15. O 
Lord; my Strength, and my Redeemer. Amen. 



55> 



I mourn as a dove, I shall go softly all my years in 
the bitterness of my soul. Mine eye mourneth by reason 
of affliction. Labour not to comfort me, for I will weep 
bitterly. 



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The shadows of the evening hours 

Fall from the darkening sky, 
Upon the fragrance of the flowers 

The dews of evening lie. 
Before Thy throne, O Lord of heaven, 

We kneel at close of day; 
Look on Thy children from on high, 

And hear us while we pray. 

Slowly the rays of daylight fade, 

So fade within our heart, 
The hopes in earthly love and joy, 

That one by one depart; 
Slowly the bright stars, one by one, 

Within the heavens shine, 
Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in heaven, 

And trust in things divine. 

Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God, 

Upon our souls descend, 
From midnight fears and perils, 

Thou our trembling hearts defend ; 
Give us a respite from our toil, 

Calm and subdue our woes; 
Thro' the long day, we suffer, Lord, 

O give us now repose. 



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Psalm xxxiv. 

*8. O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is: 
blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. 9. O fear the 
Lord, ye that are His saints: for they that fear Him 
lack nothing. 10. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: 
but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of 
thing that is good.* n. Come, ye children, and hearken 
unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



5 8. 



St. John xiv. 

15. If ye love Me, keep My commandments. 16. 
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you an- 
other Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; 
17. even the Spirit of truth, He dwelleth with you, He 
shall be in you. 26. The Comforter, yea the Holy 
Ghost, Whom the Father will send unto you, He shall 
teach you all things, and bring ail things to remem- 
brance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27. Peace I 
leave with you, My peace I give unto you. Let not 
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 



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O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily 
rejoice in the Strength of our salvation. Let us come 
before His Presence with thanksgiving; and show our- 
selves glad in Him with psalms. For the Lord is a 
great God ; and a great King above all gods. In His 
Hand are all the corners of the earth; and the strength 
of the hills is His also. The sea is His, and He made 
it; and His Hands prepared the dry land. O come, let' 
us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord 
our Maker. For He is the Lord our God; and we are 
the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His Hand. 
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the 
whole earth stand in awe of Him. For He cometh, for 
He cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness 
to judge the world, and the people with His truth. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



60. 



But the Lord is mindful of His own, He remembers 
His children. Bow down before Him, ye mighty, for the 
Lord is near us. 



6i. 



This night I lift my heart to Thee, 

Whose dwelling is in heaven above; 
O, deign to hear and answer me, 

My Father, God of love ! 
Art Thou not, Lord in every place? 

Is there a thing beneath Thy care? 
Though angels only see Thy Face, 

Yet Thou, O Lord, art everywhere. 
O, give Thine angels charge to keep 

Their wings spread over me this night; 
Let them defend me, let me sleep, 

Till darkness melts in light. 

*The Lord is thy keeper. 

No evil shall befall thee, 

Dear object of His choice; 
This night our Lord will call thee, 

In a still, small voice. 
Thy God saith, they that fear Him 

Shall heart and soul rejoice; 
Then sleep, to wake and hear Him, 

In a still, small voice.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

62. 

Psalm civ. 

24. O Lord, how manifold are Thy works; in wisdom 
hast Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy 
riches. 13. Thou waterest the hills from above: the 
earth is filled with the fruit of Thy works. 14. Thou 
bringest forth grass for the cattle: and green herb for 
the service of men. Amen. 



63 



Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy 
heart, with all thy soul, with all thy might ; and Him, 
only Him, shalt thou serve. 



64. 



St. Luke xxiv. 

5. Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6. He is 
not here, but is risen; remember how He spake unto you 
when He was yet in Galilee, 7. saying, The Son of Man 
must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be 
crucified, and the third day rise again. He is not here, 
but is risen. 



65 



Isaiah xlix. 

13. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth; and 
break forth into singing, O mountains. St. Luke li. 11. 
For unto us is born this day, in the city of David, a 
Saviour, Which is Christ the Lord. St. Matthew xxi. 
9. Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is He that 
cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the 
Highest. To God on high be glory, and peace on earth 
to men. 

O come, all ye faithful, 
Joyful and triumphant: 
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem; 
Come and behold Him 
Born, the King of Angels; 
O come, let us adore Him, 
O come, let us adore Him, 
O come, let u^ adore Him, Christ the Lord. 

Amen. 



66. 



Wisdom xviii. 

14. While all things were in quiet silence, and the 
night was in the midst of her course; 15. the almighty 
Word of the Lord came down from His royal throne. 
Psalm xciii. 1. The Lord is King: He hath put on 
glorious apparel; He hath girded Himself with strength. 
Amen, Amen. 



6j. 

A Prayer. 




Grant to us, Lord, we beseech Thee, the spirit to 
think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, 
who cannot do any thing that is good without Thee, 
may by Thee be enabled to live according to Thy will; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


68. 




for a closer walk with God, 
A calm and heavenly frame; 

A light to shine upon the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 




What peaceful hours I once enjoyed: 
How sweet their memory still: 

But they have left an aching void 
The world can never fill. 




Return, Holy Dove, return, 

Sweet messenger of rest: 
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, 

And drove Thee from my breast. 




The dearest idol I have known, 

Whate'er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from Thy throne 

And worship only Thee. 




So shall my walk be close with God, 
Calm and serene my frame; 

So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. Amen. 




op. 

Psalm xlii. 




i. As the hart pants after the waterbrooks, so longeth 
my soul after Thee, O God. 



7°- 



Psalm lxxxv. 

9. His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that 
glory may dwell in our land. 12. Yea, the Lord shall 
shew loving-kindness, and our land shall give her in- 
crease, xviii. 3. *I will call upon the Lord, who is 
worthy to be praised, lxxii. 18. And blessed be the 
Lord God of Israel. Amen.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



7 1 



Psalm liii. 
The fool within his heart hath spoken: There is no 
God. Corrupt are they all become in their doings: and 
no man, none there is that doeth good. God out of 
heaven mankind regarded : were there any that had 
understanding, and after God were seeking? They all 
are turned backward; and none there is that doeth 
good, ah! no man. Upon the Lord they have not 
called. In His wrath He hath despised them. Who gives 
salvation to Israel out of Sion? When God shall bring 
His own from captivity. Then shall Jacob be in glad- 
ness: and Israel shall be joyful. 



72. 



St. James i. 

12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for 
when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which 
the Lord hath promised to them that love Him. 



73' 



Joel ii. 

1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm 
in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land 
tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh: it is nigh at 
hand. 



74- 



Glory be to God on high; and on earth peace, good- 
will towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we 
worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee 
for Thy great glory: O Lord God, Heavenly King, 
God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the Only-begotten 
Son, Jesus Christ: O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son 
of the Father, That takest away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Thou That takest away the sins 
of the world, receive our prayer. Thou That sittest at 
the Right Hand of God the Father, have mercy upon 
us. For Thou only art holy, Thou only art the Lord. 
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 



75 



From Thy love as a Father, 
O Lord, teach us to gather 

That Life will conquer death: 
They who seek things eternal 
Shall rise to light supernal 

On wings of lowly faith. 

7 6. 

Psalm lxv. 

9. Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it: Thou 
makest it very plenteous. 10. The river of God is full 
of water: Thou preparest their corn, for so Thou pro- 
videst for the earth, n. Thou waterest her furrows, 
Thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof: Thou 
makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the 
increase thereof. 12. Thou crownest the year with Thy 
goodness: and Thy clouds drop fatness. 13. They shall 
drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness: and the little 
hills shall rejoice on every side. 14. The folds shall be 
full of sheep: the valleys also shall stand so thick with 
corn, that they shall laugh and sing. 



77- 



O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord 
with gladness, and come before His Presence with a 
song. Be ye sure that the Lord He is God ; it is He 
That hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His 
people, and the sheep of His pasture. 

O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, and 
into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him, and 
speak good of His Name. For the Lord is gracious, 
His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth from 
generation to generation. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



7 8. 



God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us 
the light of His Countenance, and be merciful unto us; 
that Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving 
health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, 
O God; yea, let all the people praise Thee. O let the 
nations rejoice and be glad; for Thou shalt judge the 
folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. 
Let the people praise Thee, O God; yea, let all the 
people praise Thee. Then shall the earth bring forth 
her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us 
His blessing. God shall bless us; and all the ends of 
the world shall fear Him. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

79- 

Isaiah lii. 

7. How beautiful are the feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings of salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy 
God reigneth! 9. Break forth into joy. 



8o. 



In dreams I heard the Seraphim soft singing, 

In holy antiphons rejoice; 
Far, far and wide, the sacred chant was singing, 

As when sweet echo answers, voice to voice, 
Hymning their lay, uprose the song of gladness, 

Rising in adoration to His throne. 
Past seemed the night, no thought of sadness, 

Vast legions sang His praise, His alone. 
And my sad soul, oppressed with sorrow, 

New life and strength seemed thence to borrow, 
And upward rise. 

Resound again, O hallowed voices ! 
Resound again, hymn of the blest ! 

O Saviour most merciful, 
My heart in Thee rejoices, 

And fain would rise to Heaven 
And Thee, and rest. 

The earth was wrapped in slumber, clouds were 

High in the azure dome above; [sailing 

The moon poured forth her light, the scene 

[unveiling, 

No eye did watch save His, the God of love. 
Nature itself, in worship lowly bending, 

Seemed most devoutly to attend the sound, 
While soft the seraph-voice descending, 

Filled all my heart with joy, joy profound, 
Thus my sad soul, oppressed with sorrow, 

New life and strength seemed thence to borrow, 
And upward rise. 



81. 



St. Matthew xxv. 

34. Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the king- 
dom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 
Psalm lxviii. 32. Praise the Lord, all the whole earth. 
Amen. 



82. 

Genesis i. 

29. God said, Behold, I have given you every herb 
bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, 
and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yield- 
ing seed; to you it shall be for meat. viii. 22. While 
the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold 
and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night 
shall not cease. Deuteronomy vii. 9. Know therefore 
that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, 
Which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love 
Him and keep His commandments to a thousand gener- 
ations. Psalm cxi. 4. He hath made His wonderful 
works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and 
full of compassion. 7. The works of His Hands are 
verity and judgment; all His commandments are sure. 
8. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in 
truth and uprightness. Praise ye the Lord. I will 
praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly 
of the upright, and in the congregation. 



83- 



I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast lifted me 
up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. I 
cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me. Thou hast 
turned my mourning into dancing, and girded me with 
gladness; to the end, that my glory may sing praise to 
Thee. O Lord, my God, I will give thanks unto Thee 
forever. 



84. 



Psalm cxxxix. 

1. O Lord, Thou hast searched me out, and known 
me. 2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine upris- 
ing: 3. Thou understandest my thoughts long before. 
4. For lo! there is not a word in my tongue, but Thou 
knowest it altogether. 



85 



Psalm xxv. 
16. Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; 
for I am desolate and afflicted. 17. The troubles of my 
heart are enlarged ; bring Thou me out of my dis- 
tresses. 20. Lord, my God, I trust in Thee. 



86. 



John ii. 
1, 2. There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and 
the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus was 
called, and His disciples, to the marriage. 

Eternal Word, Who didst endure 

To take our flesh and make it Thine: 
Whose bidding blessed the waters pure, 

And changed them into better wine: 
The hidden grace again bestow; 

Bid twain be one in one pure love, 
And love, which Thou hast blessed below, 

Glow as new wine in feasts above. 

O God, we lift our praise to Thee, 

Whose Face no sinful man may see; 
To Thee, Who as the wedding guest 

Didst make Thy glory manifest; 
To Thee be equal honour done, 

Blessed Spirit, binding souls in one: 
So sing we, with the Angel Host, 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 



87. 



Psalm civ. 
24. O Lord, how manifold are Thy works: in wisdom 
hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy 
riches, lxv. 14. The valleys stand so thick with corn, 
that they laugh and sing. ciii. 2. Praise the Lord, 
O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. 



88. 



Isaiah xxxv. 

i. The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad 
for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as 
the rose. 2. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice 
even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall 
be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon; 
they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency 
of our God. 3. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and con- 
firm the feeble knees. 4. Say to them that are of a fear- 
ful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will 
come with vengeance, ^ven God with a recompense; He 
will come and save you. 5. Then the eyes of the blind 
shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be un- 
stopped. 6. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, 
and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilder- 
ness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 
8. And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it 
shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall 
not pass over it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaring 
men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9. No lion 
shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up there- 
on, it shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall 
walk there. 10. And the ransomed of the Lord shall re- 
turn and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy 
upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, 
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 



89. 



Psalm cxxi. 
is Lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh 
help. 2. Thy help cometh from the Lord, the Maker of 
heaven and earth. 3. He hath said, thy foot shall not 
be moved: thy Keeper will never slumber. *4« He 
watching over Jsrael slumbers not, nor sleeps, cxxxviii. 
7. Shouldst thou, walking in grief, languish: He will 
quicken thee.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



90. 

Isaiah xl. 

Alleluia. 9. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get 
thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that 
bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; 
lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, be- 
hold your God! Alleluia. Amen. 

O that Birth, for ever blessed, 

When the Virgin, full of grace, 
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, 

Bare the Saviour of our race, 
And the Babe, the world's Redeemer, 

First revealed His sacred Face, 

Evermore and evermore. 

Of the Father's love begotten 

Ere the worlds began to be, 
He is Alpha and Omega, 

He the source, the ending He, 
Of the things that are, that have been, 

And that future years shall see, 

Evermore and evermore. 

91. 

Psalm xliii. 

3. Send out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead 
me ; and let them bring me to Thy holy hill. 4. O God, 
then will I go unto Thy altar; on the harp we will 
praise Thee, O Lord our God. 5. Why, O soul, art 
thou sorrowful, and why cast down within me? Still 
trust the loving-kindness of the God of thy strength, 
and my tongue yet shall praise Him who hath pleaded 
my cause, xx. 6. Lord our God, Thou wilt save Thine 
anointed, Thou wilt hear us from heaven. 7. Though 
in chariots some put their faith, our trust is in Thee. 8. 
They are brought down and fallen, but the Lord is our 
helper, we shall not be afraid. 



92. 

Isaiah lii. 

i. Awake, awake: put on thy strength, O Zion; put 
on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: 
for henceforth there shall no more come unto thee the 
uncircumcised and the unclean. 2. Shake thyself from 
the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thy- 
self from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of 
Zion. 7. How beautiful upon the mountains are the 
feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth 
peace, that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth! 8. Thy 
watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together 
shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye, when the 
Lord shall bring again Zion. 9. Break forth into joy, 
sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the 
Lord hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed 
Jerusalem. 10. The Lord hath made bare His holy 
Arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of 
the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Hallelujah. 
Amen. 



93 



Isaiah lx. 

1. Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of 
the Lord is risen upon thee. 2. For behold, darkness 
shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: 
but the Lord shall arise upon thee. 3. And the Gen- 
tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness 
of thy rising. 



94- 



Revelation i. 

8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the 
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and 
which is to come, the Almighty. . . . Holy, Holy, Holy, 
Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of Thy 
glory; Glory be to Thee, O Lord, most high. Amen. 



95' 



ECCLESIASTES xii. 

i. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw 
nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. 

2. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, 
be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 

3. in the day when the keepers of the house shall trem- 
ble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the 
grinders cease because they are few, and those that look 
out of the windows be darkened, 4. and the doors shall 
be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is 
low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all 
the daughters of music shall be brought low. 7. Then 
shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit 
shall return unto God Who gave it. Vanity, vanity, 
vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, all is vanity. 

96. 

Psalm lxviii. 

32. Sing praises to God, O ye kingdoms of the earth, 
O sing praises to the Lord, xlviii. 14. For this God is 
our God for ever and ever. St. John iv. 35. Lift up 
your eyes, and look upon the fields: for they are white 
already to harvest. Zeph. ii. 11. The isles of the heathen 
shall worship Him. Alleluia. 



97- 



Zephaniah iii. 

14. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be 
glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of 
Jerusalem. 15. The King of Israel, even the Lord, is 
in the midst of thee. 17. The Lord, thy God, in the 
midst of thee is mighty: He will save thee: He will re- 
joice over thee with joy: He will rest in His love. 



98. 



St. Luke i. 

26. The Angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city 
of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27. To a virgin whose 
name was Mary. 30. And the Angel said unto her, 
Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. 
31. And behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a 
Son, and shalt call His name Jesus. 32. He shall be 
great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and 
the Lord God shall give to Him the throne of His 
father David. ^^. He shall reign over the House of 
Jacob for ever, and of His Kingdom there shall be no 
end. Amen. 



99. 



I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His Only Son 
our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born 
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was 
crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, the 
third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into 
heaven, and sitteth on the Right Hand of God the 
Father Almighty; *from thence He shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic 
Church; the communion of Saints; the forgiveness of 
sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 

100. 

Psalm xxvi. 

6. I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and 
so will I go to Thine altar. 3. For Thy loving kindness 
is ever before mine eyes, and I will walk in Thy truth. 
7. That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and tell 
of all Thy wondrous works. 



IOI. 

It is of the Lord's great mercies that we are not 
consumed, because His compassions fail not, and His 
loving kindness is great toward us. I called upon the 
Lord, and He saved me out of all my troubles. I cried 
unto Him, and He delivered me from all my fears. The 
sorrows of death compassed me, I was brought low, and 
He helped me; He lifted me up from the gates of 
death, and redeemed my life from destruction. O how 
good is the Lord unto the soul that seeketh Him! 
Unto Thee do we give thanks, O God. 

I02. 

Holiest, breathe an evening blessing, 

Ere repose our spirits seal; 
Sin and want we come confessing, 

Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 

Tho' the night be dark and dreary, 
Darkness cannot hide from Thee; 

Thou art He Who, never weary, 
Watches where Thy children be. 

Tho' destruction walk around us, 

Though the arrow past us fly, 
Angel guards from Thee surround us, 

We are safe if Thou art nigh. 

Should swift death this night o'ertake us, 

And our couch become our tomb, 
May the morn in heav'n awake us, 

Clad in light and deathless bloom. Amen. 



103, 



St. Matthew xi. 
28. Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take My yoke 
upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in 
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30. For 
My yoke is easy, and My burthen is light. 



104. 



Psalm lxxxiv. 
1. How lovely are Thy habitations, gracious Lord of 
hosts. 2. My soul yearneth, yea, it fainteth for Thy 
hallowed courts, O Lord; where heart and flesh exult 
in chanting praises of the living God. 3. Yea, the spar- 
row finds a dwelling, to her nest the swallow turns, 
where she rears her tender young. Also have I found 
Thine altars, Lord of hosts, my King and God! 4. 
Blessed are those who dwell with Thee, ever will they 
praise Thee. 5. How happy are they who are strong in 
Thee; for with their hearts Thy paths they keep. How 
happy are they who dwell with Thee, O Lord God of 
hosts. 8. O hear my prayer. Give ear, Mighty Lord, 

Lord God of Jacob. 9. Behold our shield, O God, 
and regard the face of Thy Messiah. 10. For one day 
in Thy courts, O Lord, is better than a thousand. 11. 

1 would rather humbly stand at the doorway of God's 
house, than live in tents where evil dwelleth. 12. For 
a sun and shield is God, He will grace and glory grant, 
and from the just will He no good withhold. 13. Holy 
Lord, how blest are those who trust in Thee. 



105. 



Psalm xxxix. 
5. Lord, let me know my end, and the number of 
my days: that I may be certified how long I have to 
live. 6. Thou hast made my days as it were a span 
long: and mine age is even as nothing in respect of 
Thee, and verily every man living is altogether vanity. 
7. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth 
himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell 
who shall gather them. 8. And now, Lord, what is my 
hope: truly my hope is even in Thee. 13. Hear my 
prayer, O Lord, and with Thine Ears consider my call- 
ing: hold not Thy peace at my tears. 14. For I am a 
stranger with Thee, and a sojourner: as all my fathers 
were. 15. O spare me a little, that I may recover my 
strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen. 



io6. 



The King of love my Shepherd is, 

Whose goodness faileth never: 
I nothing lack if I am His 

And He is mine forever. 

Where streams of living water flow 

My ransomed soul He leadeth, 
And, where the verdant pastures grow, 

With food celestial feedeth. 

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, 

But yet in love He sought me, 
And on His shoulder gently laid, 

And home, rejoicing, brought me. 

In death's dark vale I fear no ill 
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me ; 

Thy rod and staff my comfort still, 
Thy Cross before to guide me. 

And so through all the length of days 

Thy goodness faileth never; 
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise 

Within Thy house for ever. Amen. 

107. 

II. Samuel i. 

23. They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and 
in death they were not divided ; they were swifter than 
eagles, they were stronger than lions. Wisdom v. 5. 
How are they numbered among the children of God, 
and their lot is among the saints! iii. 6. As gold in the 
furnace hath He tried them, and received them as a 
burnt offering. 7. And in the lime of their visitation 
they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among 
the stubble. Ecclesiasticus xxiv. 24. Faint not to be 
strong in the Lord; that He may confirm you, cleave 
unto Him; for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and 
beside Him there is no other Saviour. 



io8. 



Yet merciful and tender is the Lord, forgiving, and 
full of goodness; His anger doth not ever burn: He 
pardons sin, and forgets wickedness, and puts far away 
displeasure. 

He doth lead gently His flock Israel, and bring them 
to their native land. 

Merciful and tender is the Lord, forgiving, and full 
of goodness. 

There shall come a Redeemer, a Saviour, to Zion, for 
the sons of Jacob, if turning and repenting they will 
seek from the Lord mercy. 

Bethlehem Ephratah, Thou art not the least of the 
towns of Judah, for out of thee shall rise a Ruler of 
Israel; and His reign is everlasting; from eternity are 
His goings forth. 

Arise and shine, O Zion! Thy light comes, and the 
glory of the Lord surrounds thee. 

Lift up thy head, and behold how they gather them- 
selves together; from all countries come thy sons 
assembling, and at thy side thy daughters shall be 
nursed and sheltered; the cedars of Lebanon come unto 
thee to adorn thy sacred temple. 

Thou shalt call thy sheltering walls Salvation; of thy 
gates shall the name be Praise to God ! 

*Never shall thy sun be setting, and never thy moon 
withdraw herself, for the Lord is thy Light everlasting.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

I09. 

Ephesians iv. 

30. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye 
are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31. Let all 
bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil 
speaking be put away from you with all malice. 32. 
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiv- 
ing one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath 
forgiven you. 



no. 

Beside the Cross remaining, 

A face the Mother wears 
Unresisting, uncomplaining, 

And yet the grief she bears 

Her heart in sunder tears. 

Though He claim adoration, 

On the Cross Jesus hangs; 
Her soul, past consolation, 
Knowing but lamentation, 

Has a share in His pangs. 

While my watch I am keeping, 

Ye that go by, sinners, 
Gaze at the Mother w T eeping, 
Torn by anguish unsleeping: 

Ask if any one bears 

Any grief like to hers. 

While her watch she is keeping, 

Ye that go by, sinners, 
Gaze at the Mother weeping, 
Torn by anguish unsleeping: 

Ask if any one bears 

Any grief like to hers, 

in. 

A Prayer. 

Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord: 
and by Thy great mercy defend us from all perils and 
dangers of this night; for the love of Thy only Son, our 
Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

112. 

He in tears that soweth, reapeth a joyful harvest. He 
who now goeth weeping, good seed and precious bear- 
ing, returneth with gladness, rich sheaves and plenteous 
bringing. 



II 3 



Revelation vii. 
13. Hallelujah. What are these which are arrayed 
in white robes? and whence came they? 14. These 
are they which came out of great tribulation, and have 
washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood 
of the Lamb. 15. Therefore are they before the throne 
of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. 
16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any 
more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. 17. For the Lamb Which is in the midst of the 
throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living 
fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears 
from their eyes. 



114. 



O Holy Ghost, into our minds 

Send down Thy heav'nly light, 
Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal 

To serve God day and night. 
Thou art the very Comforter, 

In grief and all distress; 
The heav'nly gift of God most high, 

No tongue can it express. 
Such measures of Thy powerful grace 

Grant to us, Lord, we pray. 
That thou may'st be our Comforter 

At the last awful day. 



"5- 



Psalm cxliii. 
9. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I 
flee unto Thee to hide me. 10. Teach me to do the 
thing that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God: Jet 
Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of right- 
eousness. 11. Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy Name's 
sake: and for Thy Righteousness' sake bring my soul 
out of trouble. 



n6. 



Psalm ciii. 
21. O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts: ye servants 
of His that do His pleasure. Psalm cxiii. 2. Yea, 
blessed be the Name of the Lord : from this time forth 
for evermore. Psalm cxv. i. Not unto us, O Lord, but 
unto Thy Name give the praise: for Thy loving mercy 
and for Thy truth's sake. 



117. 



King all glorious, Lord of Hosts Almighty, Thou art 
revealed in victory, o'er the worlds of light ascended. 

We pray Thee, leave us not comfortless, but send 
the great Father's promise on us, the Spirit of Truth, 
Thy Spirit. Alleluia. Amen. 



18. 



O sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath done 
marvellous things. With His Own Right Hand, and 
with His holy Arm, hath He gotten Himself the victory. 
The Lord declared His Salvation; His righteousness 
hath He openly showed in the sight of the heathen. 
He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward the 
house of Israel; and all the ends of the world have seen 
the salvation of our God. Show yourselves joyful unto 
the Lord, all ye lands; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 
Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp with a 
psalm of thanksgiving. With trumpets also and shawms, 
O show yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 
Let the s^a make a noise, and all that therein is; the 
round world, and they that dwell therein. Let the 
floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful to- 
gether before the Lord; for He cometh to judge the 
earth. With righteousness shall He judge the world, 
and the people with equity. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



119. 

Psalm cxiii. 

2. Blessed be the Name of the Lord from this time 
forth and for evermore. 5. Who is like unto the Lord 
our God, That hath His dwelling so high? 6. And yet 
humbleth Himself to behold the things that are in 
heaven and earth? civ. 13. He watereth the hills from 
above, the earth is filled with the fruit of Thy works. 
14. He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, and green 
herb for the service of men. 

120. 

O sing to God your hymns of gladness, 

Ye loving hearts your tribute pay; 

Your Lord is born this happy day. 

Then pierce the sky with songs of gladness, 

Disperse the shades of gloom and sadness; 

O sing to God your hymns of gladness. 

Mark how the Mother lulls to slumber 

Her new-born Babe with tenderest love, 

And guards her Treasure from above. 

O blessed Child, with her who bore Thee, 

We, too, will kneel in faith before Thee, 

O God Incarnate, we adore Thee. 

O Word of God, for us Incarnate, 

By faith we hear Thine angels sing 

Their hymns of praise to Thee their King. 

We join with them in adoration, 

We pour to Thee our supplication, 

That Thou wouldst grant us, Lord, salvation. 

121. 

A Prayer. 

Lord of all power and might, Who art the Author 
and Giver of all good things: graft in our hearts the 
love of Thy Name; increase in us true religion, nourish 
us with all goodness, and of Thy great mercy keep us in 
the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



122. 

Wisdom v. 

15. The righteous live for evermore; their reward 
also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the 
Most High. 16. Therefore shall they receive a glorious 
kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's Hand: 
for with His Right Hand shall He cover them, and with 
His Arm shall He protect them. Amen. 



123, 



Zephaniah iii. 

14. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be 
glad and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of 
Jerusalem. 15. The Lord hath taken away thy judg- 
ments, He hath cast out thine enemy: the King of 
Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou 
shalt not see evil any more. 16. In that day it shall be 
said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not 
thine hands be slack. 17. The Lord thy God in the 
midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice 
over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will, joy 
over thee with singing. 

124. 

Isaiah lx. 

19. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; 
neither for brightness the moon by night: but the Lord 
thy God shall be thine everlasting Light, and thy God 
thy Glory, xxxiii. 17. Thine eyes shall see the King in 
His Beauty: they shall behold the land which is very 
far off. 

O God of Saints, to Thee we cry; 

O Saviour, plead for us on high; 

O Holy Ghost, our Guide and Friend, 

Grant us Thy grace till life shall end ; 

That with all Saints our rest may be 

In that bright Paradise with Thee. Amen. 



125- 

Psalm xlvii. 

i. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God 
with the voice of triumph. 2. For the Lord our God is 
terrible; He is a great King over all the earth. Isaiah 
xl. 31. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; 
they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and 
not faint, xxvi. 4. Trust ye in the Lord for ever; for 
in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. Amen. 



126. 



Come unto Him, all ye who labour; 

Your Lord will give you rest and peace, 

Comfort for all your sorrows: ye weary, 

He will give you rest for your souls. 

O turn from the pleasures of sin, 

And behold your Lord on His Cross, 

Who dies for the sins of the world. 

He will receive you, He will refresh you, 

He will give rest to your souls. 

Behold, on His Cross our Redeemer, 

Nailed there by our transgressions, 

Calls all men to Himself; 

He pleads His Blood, 

He shows His streaming wounds, 

As He makes intercession, He cries, 

"Come ye to Me, and I will save your souls!" 

127. 

Psalm xx. 

1. The Lord give ear to thee in the day of thy 
trouble, the Name of Jehovah be thy defence. 2. 
From out His dwelling His help afford thee, and from 
Sion send His strength for thee. 5. Behold, we will be 
joyful in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the 
Lord, our God. 



128. 

Tobit viii. 

15. O God Thou art worthy to be praised with all 
pure and holy praise, therefore let the saints praise 
Thee with all Thy creatures; and let all Thine angels 
and Thine elect praise Thee for ever. 16. Thou art to 
be praised, for Thou hast made these Thy servants joy- 
ful. Thou hast dealt with them according to Thy great 
mercy. 17. Grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their 
life in health, with joy; for Thou hast made these Thy 
servants joyful. Psalm xx. 2. The Lord send thee 
help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of 
Sion, 4. grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfil all thy 
mind. 1. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble: 
the name of the God of Jacob defend Thee. Amen. 



129. 



Unfold, ye portals everlasting, 
With welcome to receive Him ascending on high. 
Behold the King of Glory! He mounts up through the 
sky, 

Back to the heavenly mansions hasting. 

Unfold, for lo, the King comes nigh. 
But Who is He, the King of Glory? 
He Who Death overcame, the Lord in battle mighty. 
Of hosts He is the Lord; of angels and of powers: 
The King of Glory is the King of saints. 

130. 

Psalm xxxiii. 

1. Rejoice, O ye righteous, rejoice in the Lord, yea, 
for thankfulness becometh you. 2. Praise ye the Lord, 
sing to Him a new-made song with sound of harp and 
psaltery; 3. for the word of the Lord is faithful, yea, 
and all His works are righteous. 9. He did speak, and 
it was performed ; He did charge, and it was created. 
12. Blessed are they whom the Lord His own doth call. 



I 3 I 



Job xxxviii. 

7. The morning stars sang together; and all the sons 
of God shouted for joy. Luke ii. 11. For unto you is 
born this day, in the city of David a Saviour, Which is 
Christ the Lord. Isaiah lxvi. 10. Rejoice ye with 
Jerusalem, all ye that love her; rejoice all ye that 
mourn for her. 12. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of 
the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Hallelujah. Amen. 

132. 

Psalm xcii. 

12. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree: and 
shall spread abroad like a cedar of Libanus. 13. Such 
as are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in 
the courts of the house of our God. 14. They also 
shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat 
and well-liking. 15. That they may show how true the 
Lord my Strength is: and that there is no unrighteous- 
ness in Him. 



133 



From the morning watch to the evening, trust thou, 
Israel, upon the Lord; for with Him is mercy found, 
and loving kindness; and with the Lord is also plente- 
ous redemption; and He Himself will save Israel from 
all his sins and his iniquities freely. 

x 34- 

Psalm xc. 

1. Thou, Lord, our Refuge hast been from age to 
age. 2. Ere Thou hadst brought forth the mountains, or 
the earth hadst formed, or the world created, Thou art 
God from everlasting, world without end. Hallelujah. 



i35' 



The way is long and dreary, 

The path is bleak and bare ; 
Our feet are worn and weary, 

But we will not despair. 
More heavy was Thy burthen, 
More desolate Thy way. 
O Lamb of God, Who takest the sin of the world 
away, have mercy upon us. 

The snows lie thick around us, 

In the dark and gloomy night; 
And the tempest waves above us, 

And the stars have hid their light. 
But blacker was the darkness 
Round Calvary's Cross that day. 
O Lamb of God, Who takest the sin of the world 
away, have mercy upon us. 

Our hearts are faint with sorrow, 

Heavy and sad to bear; 
For we dread the bitter morrow, 

But we will not despair; 
Thou knowest all our anguish, 
And Thou wilt bid it cease. 
O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sin of the 
world, give us Thy peace. 



136. 



Psalm ciii. 
20. O praise the Lord all ye His angels, ye that excel 
in strength, ye that fulfil His commandments and 
hearken to the voice of His word. 21. O praise the 
Lord all ye His hosts, ye servants of His that do His 
pleasure. 22. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works 
of His, in all places of His dominion. Praise the Lord, 
O my soul, and all that is within me praise His holy 
Name. O praise the Lord ye angels, praise our God ye 
people, let heaven and earth praise the Lord. Amen. 



J 37- 



Psalm cvi. 

i. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious: 
and His mercy endureth for ever. 2. Who can express 
the noble acts of the Lord, or shew forth all His praise? 
cxviii. 22. The same stone which the builders refused, 
is become the head-stone in the corner. 23, This is the 
Lord's doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes. Halle- 
lujah. Amen. 



138. 



Psalm xci. 

1. Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most 
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
2. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope and my 
stronghold, my God, in Him will I trust. 4. He shall 
defend thee under His wings, and thou shalt be safe 
under His feathers; His faithfulness and truth shall be 
thy shield and buckler. 

O Jesu, King of Paradise, O keep me in Thy love, 
And guide me to that happy land of perfect rest above, 
Where loyal hearts and true stand ever in the light, 
All rapture through and through, in God's most holy 
sight. 



139. 



*Jesu, Word of God Incarnate, of the Virgin Mary born, 
On the Cross Thy Sacred Body, for us men with nails 

was torn! 
Cleanse us, by the blood and water streaming from Thy 

pierced Side. 
Feed us, with Thy Body broken, now and in death's 

agony ! * 
O Jesu, hear us, O Jesu, spare us, 
Jesu, Son of Mary! O grant us Lord Thy mercy. 

Amen. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



140. 



The/ poor be the chamber, come here and adore; 
Lo ! the Lord of Heaven, hath to mortals given 
Life for evermore. 

Shepherds who folded your flocks beside you, 
Tell what was told by Angel voices near. 

To you this day is born He Who will guide you 
Thro' paths of peace to living waters clear. 

Kings from a far land, draw near and behold Him, 
Led by the beam whose warning bade ye come; 

Your crowns cast down, with robe royal enfold Him, 
Your King descends to earth from brighter Home. 

Wind, to the cedars proclaim the joyful story, 
Wave of the sea, the tidings bear afar. 

The night is gone! behold, in all its glory, 

All broad and bright rises th' Eternal Morning Star. 

141. 

Psalm cv. 

1. O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon His 
Name : tell the people what things He hath done for us. 
2. O let your songs be of Him, and praise Him: and let 
your talking be of all His wondrous works. 3. Rejoice 
in His holy Name: let the heart of them rejoice that 
seek the Lord. Amen. 



142. 



Come unto Him, all ye who weep; 

For He, too, .weepeth. 

Come unto Him, all ye who mourn; 

For He can heal. 

Come unto Him, all ye who fear; 

Come unto Him, in woe and weal. 

Come unto Him, in your last sleep, 

He never sleepeth. 



J 43 



Habakkuk iii. 

3. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from 
Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, and the 
earth was full of His praise. 6. He stood, and measured 
the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; 
and the everlasting mountains were scattered, and the 
perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting. 
Hallelujah. Amen. 



144. 



St. Matthew xxi. 

9. Hosanna in the Highest. Isaiah lxiii. 1. Who is 
this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from 
Bozrah? This that is glorious in His apparel, travelling 
in the greatness of His strength? I that speak in 
righteousness, mighty to save. 2. Wherefore art Thou 
red in Thine apparel, and Thy garments like him that 
treadeth in the winefat? 3. I have trodden the wine- 
press alone; and of the people there was none with Me: 
I will tread them in Mine anger, and trample them in 
My fury. 4. For the day of vengeance is in Mine heart, 
and the year of My redeemed is come. 

And when as Judge Thou drawest nigh, 

The secrets of all hearts to try; 

When sinners meet their awful doom, 

And saints attain their heavenly home; 

O let us not, for evil past, 

Be driven from Thy Face at last; 

But with the blessed evermore 

Behold Thee, love Thee, and adore. Amen. 



r 45 



Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Full is the 
heaven, full is the earth, full of Thy glory. Hosanna 
in the highest. 



146. 

Psalm li. 

9. Turn Thy Face from my sins, and put out all my 
misdeeds. 10. Make me a clean heart, O God; and 
renew a right spirit within me. 11. Cast me not away 
from Thy Presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from 
me. 17. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a 
broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou will not 
despise. 12. O give me the comfort of Thy help again; 
and stablish me w r ith Thy free spirit. 13. Then shall I 
teach Thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be 
converted unto Thee. 



147. 



Cradled all lowly, behold the Saviour Child, 

A being Holy, in dwelling rude and wild! 

Ne'er yet was regal state 

Of monarch proud and great, 

Who grasped a nations fate, 

So glorious as the manger-bed of Bethlehem, 

No longer sorrow as without hope on earth ! 

A brighter morrow dawned with that Infant's birth. 

Our sins were great and sore, 

But these the Saviour bore, 

Aud God was wrath no more, 

His own Son was the child that lay in Bethlehem. 

Babe weak and wailing, in lowly village stall, 
Thy glory veiling, Thou cam'st to die for all! 
The sacrifice is done, the world's atonement won, 
Till time its course hath run, 
O Jesu Saviour! Morning star of Bethlehem! 



148. 



Psalm xlii. 

1. As the hart pants after the waterbrooks, so panteth 
my soul for Thee, O God. 



49- 



Psalm li. (Paraphrase.) 

O God, have mercy upon me, according to Thy 
loving-kindness; and wash me throughly from mine 
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin ; for I confess 
mine iniquity, my grievous sin is ever before me ; 
against Thee only have I transgressed and done so 
evilly. Behold in sin I was created, and in iniquity I 
was CQnceived. But Thou desirest truth in the inmost 
heart, and wisdom Thou wilt give to me. With hyssop 
purge me, I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be 
whiter than snow. And from Thy Presence O cast me 
not away; Thy Holy Spirit take not from me ;• restore 
to me the joy of Thy salvation ; and with Thy spirit free, 
do Thou uphold me evermore. And then, transgressors 
shall learn of me Thy righteousness, and sinners thus 
shall be converted, Lord, unto Thee. My lips, O Lord, 
do Thou open, and my mouth shall shew forth Thy 
praise. Sacrifice Thou desirest not, else would I offer 
it. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken 
spirit and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not 
despise. 



150. 



I. Corinthians xv. 
49. As we have borne the image of the earthy, we 
shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Thanks be 
to God. 



I 5 I 



Psalm xxxi. 
1. In Thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me 
never be put to confusion, deliver me in Thy righteous- 
ness. 2. Bow down Thine Ear to me: make haste to 
deliver me. 3. And be Thou my strong rock, and house 
of defence: that Thou mayest save me. 4. For Thou 
art my strong rock, and my castle: be Thou also my 
guide, and lead me for Thy Name's sake. Amen. 



152. 

Wisdom iii. 

i. The souls of the righteous are in the Hand of 
God. 2. In the sight of the unwise they seem to die: 
their departure is taken for misery, 3. their going from 
us to be utter destruction : but they are in peace, v. 
14. The hope of the ungodly is like the dust which is 
blown away with the wind, like a thin froth that is 
driven away with the storm; like the smoke which is 
dispersed with the tempest, and passeth away as the 
remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day. 15. 
But the righteous live for evermore; their reward is 
with the Lord, and the care of them is with the Most 
High. 16. With His Right Hand shall He cover them, 
and with His Arm shall He protect them. They shall 
receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from 
the Lord's Hand. 



J 53 



Grant us Thy peace, Almighty Lord, 
Thou Source of every blessing! 

Feeble and frail, trust we Thy word, 
All things in Thee possessing. 

In Thee is our hope and safety. 



T 54- 



O risen Lord! O Christ ascended! O Prince of Peace: 

Thy toils on earth are ended, 
And Thou art on Thine everlasting Throne ador'd. 
O hear our songs, O hear our prayers and praises, O 

grant us peace, 
Thy pilgrim church still raises her ardent gaze to Thee; 
As for Thy rest she longs. Thou, Jesu King, to heav'n 

ascending, 
With gifts of peace Thy pierced Palms extending, 

shed'st worlds of hope and joy. 
O risen Lord, O Prince of Peace, to Thee we sing 

Alleluia. Amen. 



155 



Acts xvii. 
31. God hath appointed a day, in the which He will 
judge the world in righteousness by that Man Whom He 
hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto 
all men, in that He hath raised Him from the dead. 
Psalm lxxxv. 10. Mercy and truth are met together: 
righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 
Corinthians xv. 57. Thanks be to God, Which giveth 
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 



156. 



Lead, Kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, 

Lead Thou me on ; 
The night is dark, and I am far from home, 

Lead Thou me on. 
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see 
The distant scene; one step enough for me. 

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou 

Shouldst lead me on; 
I loved to choose and see my path; but now 

Lead Thou me on! 
I loved the garish day, and spite of fears, 
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years! 

So long Thy Power hath blest me, sure It still 

Will lead me on 
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till 

The night is gone, 
And with the Morn those angel faces smile 
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile ! 

Amen. 



J 57- 



Numbers xxiv. 

5. How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy taber- 
nacles, O Israel! 6. As the valleys are they spread 
forth, as gardens by the river's side. 



i 5 8. 



Shades of eve are falling; Father, be near us. Keep 
us, Father, till shall dawn the morning. With danger 
fraught the night draws nigh. O hear us, we implore 
Thee; we cry to Thee for aid. With mourning, lament- 
ing, we turn to Thee in deep contrition: but Thou art 
evermore a present help to comfort us; then hear us! 
See us lowly bending before Thy throne, Most Merci- 
ful! O Saviour Most Gracious, full of compassion, be 
with us now, and evermore. Keep us safely through 
the night. Amen. 

i59- 

Isaiah li. 

4. Hearken unto Me, My people; and give ear unto 
Me, O My nation; for a law shall proceed from Me, 
and I will make My judgment to rest for a light of the 
people. 5. My righteousness is near; My salvation is 
gone forth, and Mine Arms shall judge the people; the 
isles shall wait upon Me, and on Mine Arm shall they 
trust. 6. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look 
upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish 
away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a 
garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like 
manner. But My salvation shall be for ever, and My 
righteousness shall not be abolished. 

160. 

Psalm xvi. 

1. Preserve me, O God; for in Thee do I put my 
trust. 2. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, 
Thou art my God, my gladness is centred in Thee; 3. 
and in the pious of the earth, and in the excellent, in 
whom is all my delight. 7. I will bless the Lord, Who 
hath given me counsel. 8. I have set the Lord always 
before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not 
be moved. 



i6i. 

Ephesians ii. 

19. We are no more strangers and foreigners: but 
fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of 
God. 20. And are built upon the foundation of the 
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the 
chief corner stone. Amen. 



162. 



A mansion at His Side is He for me preparing, 
Where I may aye abide, my wedding garment wearing, 

Set free from woe and pain. 
I pause upon my way 

To raise my grateful strain. 

O Jesus Christ, Thou dearest Lord, 

Thou Prince of life and glory, 

Thou with the Father art ador'd 

In heaven where saints surround Thee. 

How best can I the victory sing 

Won by Thy might, Thou gracious King? 

What strains can I be raising, 

Thy love and power praising? 

Draw us to Thee, that haste we may, 
The wings of Faith aye plying; 
Help us to turn from earth away, 
The land of bondage flying. 
My God, when may I soar to Thee? 
When joy and peace my portion be? 
When may I stand before Thee? 
When reign with Thee in Glory? 



163. 



Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer: give ear and 
hearken unto my prayer. Save, Lord, and hear us: 
hear us, O King of Heaven, when w 7 e call upon Thee. 
Amen. 



164. 

Revelation v. 

6. Behold the Lamb That was slain ! Weep no more ; 
behold, He That died is risen, and hath conquered 
death and hell. 

8. And the Elders fell down before the Lamb, with 
their harps and golden urns bearing odours, singing 
this song of praise: 

12. All glory to the Lamb That died, exalted now at 
God's right hand, in blessing, and wisdom, and honour, 
and praise, for ever. 



165. 



Hosanna in the highest places. 

166. 

Psalm ix. 

1. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart: I will speak of all Thy marvellous works. 
2. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee; yea, my songs will 
I make of Thy Name, O Thou most Highest, cxlv. 15. 
The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord: and Thou 
givest them their meat in due season. 16. Thou openest 
Thine Hand: and fillest all things living with plenteous- 
ness. 

Therefore unto Him we raise 
Hymns of glory, songs of praise; 
To the Father, and the Son, 
And the Spirit, Three in One, 
Honour, might, and glory be, 
Now, and through eternity. 

*cxlvii. 5. Great is our Lord, and great is His power: 
yea, and His wisdom is infinite, cxlv. 20. He pre- 
serveth all them that love Him: but scattereth abroad 
all the ungodly.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



167. 



There is a green hill far away, 

Without a city wall, 
Where the dear Lord was crucified, 

Who died to save us all. 

We may not know, we cannot tell 
What pains He had to bear; 

But we believe it was for us 
He hung and suffered there. 

He died that we might be forgiven, 
He died to make us good, 

That we might go at last to heaven, 
Saved by His precious Blood. 

There was no other good enough 

To pay the price of sin ; 
He only could unlock the gate 

Of heaven, and let us in. 

O dearly, dearly has He loved, 
And we must love Him, too, 

And trust in His Redeeming Blood, 
And try His works to do. 



168. 



Revelation iv. 

1. "Come up hither, and I will show thee what shall 
be hereafter." 

2. And lo, a throne was set in heaven, and on the 
throne One stood. 3. And a rainbow was round about 
the throne; 4. and the Elders knelt before the throne 
clad in white raiment: and on their heads were crowns 
of gold: 5. and from the throne came thunderings and 
lightnings, 8. and voices, crying day and night: 

*Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, God Almighty, 
Who wast, and Who art, and art to come.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



169. 

Isaiah xlv. 

8. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the 
skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and 
let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness 
spring up together. St. John i. 14. The Word was 
made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His 
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), 
full of grace and truth. Psalm lxxxv. 9. His salvation 
is nigh them that fear Him: that glory may dwell in 
our land. 10. Mercy and truth are met together: 
righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11. 
Truth shall flourish out of the earth: and righteousness 
hath looked down from heaven. Alleluia. Amen. 

170. 

Psalm xlii. 

As pants the hart for cooling streams, 

When heated in the chase, 
So longs my soul for Thee, O God, 

And Thy refreshing grace. 

For Thee, my God, the living God, 

My thirsty soul doth pine: 
O when shall I behold Thy Face? 

Thou Majesty Divine! 



171 



Hear us, O Saviour, hear us, Jesus. Thou Lord of 
mercy and pity, Thou art our guardian and our succour. 
To Thee we betake us, perishing children of Adam. 
We turn us to Thee, lamenting and weeping. To Thee 
we turn us in life's sad and tearful journey. Be Thou, 
therefore, our deliverer. Look on us in Thy merciful 
kindness. Lord, hear our entreaties, and shew us bene- 
diction in this our misery. O hear. us, O gracious, O 
loving and pitying Lord, our Redeemer. 



172. 

Psalm lxxxiv. 

4. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house: they will 
be alway praising Thee. 5. Blessed is the man whose 
strength is in Thee: in whose heart are Thy ways. 6. 
Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well : 
and the pools are filled with water. 7. They will go 
from strength to strength: and unto the God of gods 
appeareth every one of them in Sion. Amen. 



J 73 



St. Mark xvi. 
6. He is risen. I. Corinthians xv. 57. Thanks be to 
God, Who giveth us the victory, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. II. Corinthians v. 15. He died for all, 
that they which live might not henceforth live unto 
themselves, but unto Him Who died for them, and rose 
aofain. Alleluia. Amen. 



174. 



Faint and worn, Thou yet hast sought us, 
By Thy suffering Thou hast bought us; 
Is such mercy vainly brought us? 
Righteous Judge of retribution, 
Grant Thy gift of absolution, 
That we come not to confusion. 



J 75 



Psalm li. 
10. Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a 
right spirit within me. 11. Cast me not away from Thy 
presence: and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. 12. 
O give me the comfort of Thy help again : and stablish 
me with Thy free Spirit. 13. Then shall I teach Thy 
ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted 
unto Thee. 



176. 



Psalm xxxi. 
21. O how plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou 
hast laid up for them that fear Thee: and that Thou 
hast prepared for them that put their trust in Thee, 
even before the sons of men. 22. Thou shalt hide 
them privily by Thine own Presence from the provoking 
of all men: Thou shalt keep them secretly in Thy 
tabernacle from the strife of tongues. 23. Thanks be to 
the Lord. Hallelujah. Amen. 



177. 



Sweet is Thy mercy, Lord ; 

Before Thy mercy seat 
My soul adoring pleads Thy word, 

And owns Thy mercy sweet. 

Where'er Thy Name is blest, 
Where'er Thy people meet, 

There I delight in Thee to rest, 
And find Thy mercy sweet. 

Light Thou our weary way, 
Lead Thou our wand'ring feet; 

That while we stay on earth we may 
Still find Thy mercy sweet. 

Thus shall the heavenly host 

Hear all our songs repeat, 
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

Our joy, Thy mercy sweet. Amen. 



178. 



St. Matthew v. 
7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain 
mercy. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven. 8. Blessed are the pure in 
heart: for they shall see God. 



i 7 9- 

Psalm lxxvii. 

i. I will cry unto God with my voice: even unto God 
will I cry with my voice, and He shall hearken unto me. 
3. When I am in heaviness, I will think upon God : 
when my heart is vexed, I will complain. 5. I have 
considered the days of old: and the years that are past. 
6. I commune with my own heart, and search out my 
spirit. 11. I will remember the works of the Lord: and 
call to mind Thy wonders of old time. 12. I will also 
think of all Thy works. I will remember the works of 
the Lord, and my talking shall be of Thy doings. 



180. 



The radiant morn hath passed away, 
And spent too soon her golden store; 
The shadows of departing day 

Creep on once more. 

Our life is but a fading dawn, 
Its glorious noon, how quickly past! 
Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone, 
Safe home at last. 

Where saints are clothed in spotless white, 
And evening shadows never fall, 
Where Thou, Eternal Light of Light, 
Art Lord of all. 

181. 

A Prayer. 

Almighty and merciful God, of Whose only gift it 
cometh that Thy faithful people do unto Thee true and 
laudable service ; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may 
so faithfully serve Thee in this life, that we fail not 
finally to attain Thy heavenly promises; through the 
merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



i8i. 



Psalm viii. 

i. O Lord, our Governor, how excellent is Thy Name 
in all the world ! Thou that hast set Thy glory above 
the heavens! 2. Out of the mouth of very babes and 
sucklings hast Thou ordained strength because of Thine 
enemies; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the 
avenger. 3. For I will consider Thy heavens, even the 
works of Thy Fingers, the moon and the stars. 4. 
What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the 
son of man, that Thou visitest him? 5. Thou madest 
him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and 
worship. 6. Thou makest him to have dominion of the 
works of Thy Hands, and Thou hast put all things in 
subjection under his feet. 



183. 



Revelation xxi. 

5. Then said He, on the Throne that was seated: 
Lo, all things I make new. 

And unto me He said: Write thou, because these 
sayings are true and faithful. 

6. And unto me He said: Done are they. 

I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. 
I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the 
water of life freely. 7. He that overcometh shall inherit 
these things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My 
son. 

3. Lo, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will 
dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God 
Himself shall be with them, and He shall be their God. 



184. 



Psalm cxv. 
1. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy 
Name give the praise: for Thy loving mercy and for 
Thy truth's sake. Alleluia. Amen. 



i8 5 . 



Isaiah ii. 

2. It shall come to pass in the last days, that the 
mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in 
the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above 
the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3. And 
many people shall say, Come ye, and let us go up to 
the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of 
Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will 
walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the 
law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem. #5. 
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light 
of the Lord. The Lord is good, a stronghold in the 
day of trouble, and He knoweth them that trust in Him. 
4. The Lord shall judge among the nations, and shall 
rebuke many people. And they shall beat their swords 
into ploughshares, an,d their spears into pruninghooks: 
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither 
shall they learn war any more. xi. 9. They shall not 
hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain: for the earth 
shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters 
cover the sea. Amen.* 

* — — * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



186. 



Genesis viii. 

22. While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, 
and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and 
night shall not cease. Psalm lxvi. 1. O be joyful in 
God, all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of His 
Name, make His praise to be glorious. Psalm lxv. 10. 
The river of God is full of water: Thou preparest their 
corn, for so Thou providest the earth. 11. Thou water- 
est her furrows, Thou sendest rain into the little valleys 
thereof: Thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, 
and blessest the increase of it. Psalm lxviii. 32. Sing 
unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth, O sing praises 
unto the Lord. 



187. 

Psalm lix. 

16. I will sing of Thy power, O God, and will praise 
Thy mercy betimes in the morning: for Thou hast been 
my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 9. 
My strength will I ascribe unto Thee: for Thou art the 
God of my refuge. 17. Unto Thee, O my strength, 
will I sing: for Thou, O God, art my refuge and my 
merciful God. Amen. 

188. 

Psalm xliii. 

4. I will go unto the altar of God, even the God of 
my joy and gladness. 3. O send out Thy light and Thy 
truth, that they may lead me: that they may bring me 
to Thy holy hill, and to Thy dwelling; 4. and on the 
harp will I give thanks to Thee, O God, my God. 



189. 



Ail ye who weep, O come unto Me; 

I will comfort you. 
All ye who suffer, O come to Me; 

I will console you. 
All ye who mourn, O come to Me; 

I am your Peace. 
All ye who die, O come to Me 
For life eternal. 

190. 

A Prayer. 

Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that the course of 
this world may be so peaceably ordered by Thy govern- 
ance, that Thy Church may joyfully serve Thee in all 
godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 



191. 

Psalm lxxxiv. 
10. A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. 
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11. For the 
Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give 
grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from 
them that walk uprightly. 12. O Lord of Hosts, bless- 
ed is the man that trusteth in Thee. 

192. 

Psalm cvii. 

8. Praise ye the Lord for His goodness: and declare 
the wonders that He doeth for the children of men. 
cxlv. 15. The eyes of all wajt on Thee, O Lord: and 
Thou givest them meat in due season. 16. Thou 
openest Thine Hand: and fillest all things living with 
plenteousness. 



193, 



*Fear not, ye seek Jesus Which was crucified, why 
seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, He 
is risen as He said. Remember how He spake unto you 
while He was yet in Galilee. The Lord is risen, He 
will dwell with men, and they shall be His people, and 
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. There 
shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, 
neither shall there be any more pain, for the former 
things are passed away. Behold I make all things 
new, saith the Lord.* The Lord is risen. This 
Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 
The Lord is risen, old things have passed away, be- 
hold all things are become new, for God Who com- 
manded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined 
in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of 
the glory of God. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



i94- 

I. Corinthians v. 

7. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore 
let us keep the feast, 8. not with the old leaven, nor 
with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the 
unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 

x 95- 

Psalm cxlv. 

9. The Lord is loving unto every man: and His 
mercy is over all His works. 10. All Thy works praise 
Thee, O Lord: and Thy saints give thanks unto Thee. 
11. They shew the glory of Thy kingdom: and talk 
of Thy power; 12. that Thy power, Thy glory, and 
the mightiness of Thy kingdom might be known unto 
men. 13. Tny kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: 
and Thy law is the truth. Amen. 

196. 

Psalm cxxvi. 

3. The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof 
we are glad. 5. They that sow in tears shall reap in 
joy. 6. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing 
precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, 
bringing his sheaves with him. 

197. 

Wisdom iii. 

1. The souls of the righteous are in the Hand of God, 
and there shall no torment touch them. 2. In the sight 
of the unwise they seemed to die, and their departure 
was taken for misery. 3. But they are at peace, and 
there shall no torment touch them. Job iii. 17. There 
the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at 
rest. 



ip8. 

EZEKIEL XXXvi. 

28. Ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your 
fathers; and ye shall be My people, and I will be your 
God. 30. I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the 
increase of the field. 34. And the desolate land shall be 
tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that 
passed by. 35. And they shall say, This land that 
was desolate is become like the Garden of Eden. 
Psalm cxxxvi. 1. Give thanks unto the Lord, His 
mercy endureth for ever. 

O blessed is that land of God, 

Where Saints abide for ever, 
Where golden fields spread far and broad, 

Where flows the crystal river. 

The strains of all its holy throng 

With ours to-day are blending; 
Thrice blessed is that harvest song 

Which never hath an ending. Amen. 



199. 



Psalm cl. 

1. Praise God in His holiness: praise Him in the 
firmament of His power, cxlviii. 12. Young men and 
maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the 
Lord, cxlix. 5. Let the saints be joyful with glory: 
let them rejoice in their beds. cl. 6. Let everything 
that hath breath praise the Lord. 

200. 

Psalm lxv. 
9. Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it, Thou 
makest it very plenteous: 11. Thou crownest the year 
with Thy goodness, and Thy clouds drop fatness. 13. 
The valleys stand so thick with corn, that they laugh 
and sing. 



201. 

ECCLESIASTICUS li. 

13. I desired wisdom openly in my prayer. 14. I 
prayed for her before the Temple, and will seek her out 
even unto the end. 15. Even from the flower till the 
grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her. iv. 14. 
They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One. 
Matthew ii. 1. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem 
of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, there 
came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, 2. saying, 
Where is He, born King of the Jews, for we have seen 
His star, and are come to worship Him. 9. And lo, the 
star which they saw in the East went before them, till it 
came and stood over where the young child was. 10. 
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding 
great joy. Hallelujah. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in 
exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory 
to God, glory in the highest. O come let us adore Him, 
Christ the Lord. Hallelujah. Amen. 

202. 

Exodus xv. 

11. Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, glorious in 
holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 13. Thou 
in Thy mercy hast led forth the people which Thou 
hast redeemed. 17. Thou shalt bring them in and plant 
them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, in the place, 
O Lord, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, 
in the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy Hands have 
established. 18. The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever. 21. Sing ye to the Lord. Hallelujah. Amen. 



203 



Psalm xxvii. 

1. The Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom 
then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; 
of whom then shall I be afraid? 



204. 

Exodus xx. 

18. And all the people saw the thunderings, and the 
lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mount- 
ains smoking; and when the people saw it, they re- 
moved, and stood afar off. 19. And they said unto 
Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not 
God speak with us, lest we die. 

When God of old came down from Heaven, 

In power and wrath He came; 
Before His Feet the clouds were riven, 

Half darkness and half flame. 

But, when He came the second time, 

He came in power and love; 
Softer than gale at morning prime, 

Hovered His holy Dove. Amen. 

I. John iv. 
*7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of 
God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and 
knoweth God. 12. If we love one another, God dwell- 
eth in us, and His love is perfected in us. 

Come Lord, come wisdom, love, and power, 

Open our ears to hear; 
Let us not miss th' accepted hour; 

Save, Lord, by love or fear. Amen.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



205, 



Psalm xxii. 

1. My God, my God, look upon me; why hast Thou 
forsaken me: and art so far from my health, and from 
the words of my complaint? 2. O my God, I cry in the 
day-time, but Thou hearest not: and in the night-season 
also I take no rest. 3. And Thou continuest holy: O 
Thou worship of Israel. 



2o6. 

Psalm xlvi. 

i. God is our refuge and strength: a very present 
help in trouble. 2. Therefore will we not fear, though 
the earth be moved. 3. And though the waters rage 
and swell: though the mountains shake with the temp- 
est. 4. The river of the flood shall make glad the city 
of God. 9. He maketh wars to cease in all the world: 
He knappeth the spear in sunder, He breaketh the bow, 
and burneth the chariot in the fire. 10. Be still then, 
and know that He is God : He will be exalted among 
the heathen, He will be exalted in all the world. 11. 
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our 



refuge. 



207. 



For us the Christ is made a victim availing, 

Yea, unto death, and the death of the Cross; 
In vain our ancient foe will mankind be assailing. 
To Him Who now has died shall be triumph unfailing. 

O Death, thou art discrowned, thou gainest only loss. 
Faith unswerving, holy Hope, that unconquered re- 
maineth, 
Heavenly Love, ever young; for them thanks do we 
raise. 
Thou, by Whose Death and Passion man unto heaven 
attaineth, 
O Christ, Thee we adore, and unto Thee give praise. 



208. 



Philippians ii. 8. 

For our offences Jesus took upon Him humility, and 
unto death even upon the Cross became He obedient. 
God, therefore, Him hath exalted, and on Him a Name 
hath bestowed high above every mortal name. 

Hallelujah. 



20p. 

Psalm lxxxiv. 

How lovely are Thy dwellings fair, 

O Lord of hosts, how dear 
The pleasant tabernacles are, 

Where Thou dost dwell so near! 

My soul doth long and almost die, 

Thy courts, O Lord, to see: 
My heart and flesh aloud do cry, 

O living God, for Thee. 

There, even the sparrow, freed from wrong, 

Hath found a house of rest; 
The swallow there to lay her young, 

Hath built her brooding nest. 

Ev'n by Thy altars, Lord of hosts, 

They find their safe abode, 
And home they fly from round the coasts, 

Toward Thee, my King, my God ! 

2IO. 

PSALM Cxli. 

2. Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; 
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 
Deuteronomy xvi. 6. At the place which the Lord thy 
God shall choose to place His Name, there thou 
shalt sacrifice at even, at the going down of the sun. 
II. Samuel xxii. 29. For Thou art my lamp, O Lord ; 
and the Lord will lighten uiy darkness. Amen. 

21 1. 

Psalm cvi. 

4. Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour 
that Thou bearest unto Thy people : O visit me with Thy 
salvation; 5. that I may see the felicity of Thy chosen. 



212. 

Psalm cxvi. 

I am well pleased that the Lord hath heard the voice 
of my supplication. That He hath inclined His Ear to 
me: as long then as I live will I be calling on Him. 
The sorrows of death came about me: the pains of hell 
gat hold upon me. I found affliction and grief, then on 
the Name of the Lord did I call: O Lord, do Thou 
deliver my soul. How gracious is the Lord, and how 
just: yea, our God is merciful. He guards the simple 
folk: I was in misery, He gave me help. To thy rest, 
then, my soul, do I bid thee be turning: because the 
Lord hath rewarded thee. 



213 



II. Corinthians v. 

Now we are ambassadors in the Name of Christ, and 
God beseeches you by us. Romans x. 15. *How lovely 
are the messengers that preach us the gospel of peace! 
Romans x. 18. To all the nations is gone forth the 
sound of their words, throughout all the lands their glad 
tidings.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



214. 



Joel ii. 

12, 13. Ye people rend your hearts, and not your 
garments, for your transgressions; even as Elijah hath 
sealed the heavens through the word of God. I there- 
fore say to ye, Forsake your idols, return to God: for 
He is slow to anger, and merciful, and kind, and 
gracious, and repenteth Him of the evil. ^Deuteronomy 
iv. 29! If with all your hearts ye truly seek me; ye 
shall ever surely find me. Thus saith our God. 
Job xxiii. 3. Oh! that I knew where I might find Him, 
that I might even come before His Presence.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



215. 



Psalm xviii. 

The Lord descended from above, 
And bow'd the heavens most high, 

And underneath His Feet He cast 
The darkness of the sky; 

On cherubs and on cherubims, 

Full royally He rode, 
And on the wings of mighty winds, 

Came flying all abroad. 

216. 

I. Kings xix. 

4. It is enough, O Lord, now take away my life, for I 
am not better than my fathers! I desire to live no 
longer; now let me die, for my days are but vanity. 14. 
I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts, for 
the children of Israel have broken Thy covenant, and 
thrown down thine altars, and slain all Thy prophets 
with the sword. And I only am left; and they seek my 
life to take it away. 



217. 



St. Matthew xxi. 

9. Blessed is He Who cometh in the Name of the 
Lord. Hosanna in the highest! 



218. 



Let the bright Seraphim, in burning row, 
Their loud, uplifted, angel-trumpets blow. 
Let the Cherubic Host in tuneful choirs, 
Touch their immortal harps with golden wires. 
*Let their celestial concerts all unite 
Ever to sound His praise in endless blaze of light.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



219. 

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
from henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the 
Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their" 
labours. 

220. 

Psalm lxxxi. 

1. Sing we merrily unto God our strength: make a 
cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2. Take the 
psalm, bring hither the tabret: the merry harp with the 
lute. 3. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon: even 
in the time appointed, and upon our solemn feast-day. 
4. For this was made a statute for Israel. 5. This he 
ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he came out 
of the land of Egypt, and had heard a strange language. 
6. I eased his shoulder from the burden, and his hands 
were delivered from making the pots. 7. Thou callest 
upon me in my troubles, and I delivered thee, and heard 
thee what time as the storm fell upon thee. I proved 
thee also at the waters of strife. 11. But my people 
would not hear my voice, and Israel would not obey me. 
12. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lusts, 
and let them follow their own imaginations. 13. Oh 
that my people would have harkened unto me! For if 
Israel had walked in my ways, 14. I should soon have 
put down their enemies, and turned my hand against 
their adversaries. 15. The haters of the Lord should 
have been found liars, but their time should have en- 
dured forever. 16. He should have fed them also with 
the finest wheat flour; and with honey out of the stony 
rock should I have satisfied them also. 



221. 

Give peace in our time, O Lord, because there is 
none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, O God. 
Defend Thv servants in all assaults of our enemies. 



222. 

Isaiah xlix. 

13. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; break 
forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath 
comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His 
afflicted, xxv. 8. He will swallow up death in vic- 
tory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from 
off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He 
take away from off all the earth. 9. Lo, this is our 
God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: 
this is the Lord our God, we have waited for Him, we 
will be glad, and rejoice in His salvation. Psalm lxxxv. 
9. For His salvation is nigh them that fear Him: that 
glory may dwell in our land. 10. Mercy and truth 
are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed 
each other. 11. Truth shall flourish out of the earth: 
and righteousness hath looked down from heaven, 
xlv. 7. Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever: the sceptre 
of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Amen. 



223. 



I will arise and go to my Father, and will say unto 
Him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before 
Thee, and am no more worthy to be called Thy son; 
make me as one of Thy hired servants. *There is joy 
in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner 
that repenteth. The sacrifices of God are a broken 
spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt 
not despise.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



224. 



I. Thessalonians iv. 

14. If we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring 
with Him. 18. Wherefore, comfort one another with 
these words. 



225- 

Psalm lv. 

Hear my prayer, O God, incline Thine Ear, 
Thyself from my petition do not hide. 
Take heed to me, hear how in prayer I mourn ; 
Without Thee all is dark, I have no guide. 

The enemy shouteth — the godless come fast, 
Iniquity, hatred upon me they cast. 
The wicked oppress me — oh where shall I fly, 
Perplexed and bewildered, O God, hear my cry. 

SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY 

My heart is sorely pained within my breast, 
My soul with deadly terror is oppressed. 
Trembling and fearfulness upon me fall, 
With terror overwhelmed, Lord, hear me call. 

*0 for the wings of a dove! 
Far away would I rove, 
In the wilderness build me a nest, 
And remain there for ever at rest.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



2 26. 



O look not down, thou all-glorious sun, from out thy 
dwelling so heavenly bright, nor enlighten the path of 
death which Christ is doomed to tread! He is despised 
and rejected of men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted 
with grief. He hath carried our sorrows and hath borne 
our griefs. It hath pleased the Lord to wound Him: 
He hath put Him to shame. Weep, O weep, ye 
daughters of Jerusalem! He is numbered with trans- 
gressors, He is wounded for our sins. As a lamb to the 
slaughter, so the Saviour is led to death! Our Shepherd 
is smitten, and His sheep are scattered abroad : yea, He 
is bruised for our transgressions. Hide thou thy beams, 
O sun! Veil in darkness and sorrow thy light. 



227. 



Isaiah li. 
3. The Lord will comfort Zion, even her waste places. 
He will make her desert like the garden of the Lord; 
joy and gladness shall be found there; thanksgiving, 
and the voice of melody. Revelation xxi. 4. The 
Lord will wipe away tears from off every eye, and there 
shall be no more death, neither shall there be any pain. 
Isaiah xxv. 8. The rebuke of His people shall He take 
away. lii. 8. Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice: 
together shall they sing when the Lord shall bring 
again Zion. 9. Break forth into singing; for the Lord 
hath redeemed His people. 

228. 

Isaiah lii. 

9. Break forth into joy; sing together, ye waste places 
of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted His people. 
He hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10. The Lord hath 
made bare His holy Arm in the sight of all His people. 

Hymns of praise then let us sing. Alleluia. 
Unto Christ our Heavenly King. Alleluia. 
Who endured the Cross and grave. Alleluia. 
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia. Amen. 

229. 

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the 
world: for the world passeth away and the lust thereof: 
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. *0 
that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and 
declare the wonders that He doeth for the children of 
men. Let them give thanks, whom the Lord hath 
redeemed. They went astray in the wilderness out of 
the way; hungry and thirsty their souls fainted within 
them. Yet, when they cried unto the Lord in their 
trouble, He delivered them out of their distress.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



230. 



Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within 
me, praise His Holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my 
soul, and forget not all His benefits; Who forgiveth all 
thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities; Who saveth thy 
life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and 
loving-kindness. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, 
ye that excel in strength, ye that fulfil His command- 
ment, and hearken unto the voice of His word. O 
praise the Lord, all ye His hosts; ye servants of His 
that do His pleasure. O speak good of the Lord, all 
ye works of His, in all places of His dominion ; praise 
thou the Lord, O my soul. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



231 



To God on high be thanks and praise, 
Who deigns our bonds to sever; 

His cares our drooping souls upraise, 
And harm shall reach us never. 

On Him we rest with faith assur'd, 

Of all that live the mighty Lord, 
For ever and for ever. 



232, 



Psalm xxxv. 

1. Plead Thou my cause, O Lord, with them that 
strive with me, and fight Thou against them that fight 
against me. ^24. Judge me, O Lord my God, accord- 
ing to Thy righteousness, and let them not triumph over 
me.* *lvii. 9. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, 
among the people, and I will sing unto Thee among the 
nations. 10. For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth 
unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds.* 

* * Sometimes sung as separate Anthems. 



2 33' 



Wisdom iii, 

i. The souls of the righteous are in the Hand of God, 
and there shall no torment touch them. 2. In the sight 
of the unwise they seemed to die, and their departure 
is taken for misery: 3. and their going from us to be 
utter destruction: but they are in peace. 5. For God 
proved them, and found them worthy for Himself. 

Amen. 



234. 



Love Divine! all love excelling, 
Joy of heaven to earth come down, 

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, 
All Thy faithful mercies crown. 

Jesu! Thou art all compassion, 
Pure, unbounded Love Thou art; 

Visit us with Thy salvation, 
Enter every trembling heart. 

Come, Almighty, to deliver; 

Let us all Thy grace receive, 
Hasten to return, and never, 

Never more Thy temple leave. 

Thee we would be always blessing, 
Serve Thee as Thy Hosts above: 

Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing, 
Glory in Thy perfect love. 

2 35- 

Psalm lxviii. 
18. Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity 
captive, and received gifts for men. 19. Praised be the 
Lord daily: even the God Who helpeth us, and poureth 
His benefits upon us. 20. He is our God, even the 
God of Whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord, by 
Whom we escape death. 



236. 

Isaiah xxvi. 

3. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind 
is stayed on Thee. Psalm cxxxix. 11. The darkness is 
no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear as the 
day; the darkness and light to Thee are both alike. 
I. John i. 5. God is light, and in Him is no darkness 
at all. Psalm cxix. 175. O let my soul live, and it 
shall praise Thee. 

For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, 
for evermore. 

237. 

Psalm cxv. 

1. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy 
Name give the praise: for Thy loving mercy. 12. The 
Lord has been mindful of us, and He shall bless us. 
cxxxvi. 1. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is 
gracious: and His mercy endureth for ever. 2. O give 
thanks unto the God of all gods: for His mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 3. O thank the Lord of all lords: 
for His mercy endureth for ever. 

238. 

St. Luke ii. 

10. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people, n. For unto you is born 
this day in the city of David a Saviour, Which is Christ 
the Lord. *i4. Glory to God in the highest, and on 
earth peace, good will toward men. 

O Jesu, born of Virgin pure, 

Immortal glory be to Thee, 
Whom with the Father we adore, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



2 39- 



Glory to Thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light; 
Keep me, O keep me, King of Kings, 
Beneath Thine Own Almighty Wings. 

Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
The ill that I this day have done, 
That with the world, myself and Thee, 
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed : 
Teach me to die, that so I may 
Rise glorious at the judgment Day. 

O may my soul on Thee repose, 
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close, 
Sleep that shall me more vigorous make 
To serve my God when I awake. 

Then shall the dawn of morning's glow, 
Shed radiance on my life below ; 
And all my being gladly sing 
The praise of my Eternal King. 

240. 

Psalm cxl. 

7. O Lord God, Thou strength of my health: Thou 
hast covered my head in the day of battle, xxxi. 6. 
Into Thy Hands I commend my spirit; for Thou hast 
redeemed me, O Lord, Thou God of truth. Amen. 



241 



Psalm cxxxiv. 

1. Behold now praise ye the Lord, ye servants of the 
Lord; ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord, 
even in the house of the Lord our God. 



242. 



St. John i. 

I. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God. 14. And the Word 
was made flesh, and dwelt among us and we beheld 
His glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the 
Father, full of grace and truth. St. Mark xi. 9. 
Hosanna! Blessed is He That cometh in the Name 
of the Lord. 10. Hosanna in the highest. 

243. 

Malachi i. 

II. From the rising of the sun, unto the going down 
of the same, my Name shall be great among the Gen- 
tiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto 
my Name; for my Name shall be great among the 
heathen : thus saith the Lord. 



244. 



Sweet tender flower, born for an hour, 
Now by death's cold hand stricken; 
Ne'er shall thy voice laugh and rejoice, 
Ne'er shall thy life-blood quicken. 

Sleep, gentle child, pure undefiled ; 
Weeping, to dust we yield thee; 
Hushed are thy cries, closed are thine eyes, 
Peace now for ever shield thee. 

M5- 

A Prayer. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, merciful Lord, to Thy 
faithful people pardon and peace. That they may be 
cleansed from all their sins, and serve Thee with a quiet 
mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



246. 

Psalm xxv. 

7. Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therefore will 
He teach sinners in the way. 8. Them that are meek 
shall He guide in judgment: and such as are gentle, 
them shall He learn His way. cxviii. 29. O give 
thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious: and His 
mercy endureth for ever. 



247. 



Revelation ii. 

10. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to 
thee a crown of life. Be not afraid, My help is nigh. 
*I. John iii. See what love hath the Father bestowed 
on us in His goodness, that we should be called God's 
own children.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

248. 

Revelation vii. 

12. Blessing, glory, wisdom, and thanks, power and 
might, be unto our God, for evermore. Psalm cxlviii. 
1. O praise the Lord of heaven: praise Him in the 
height. 12. O praise the Name of the Lord: His 
Name is excellent, and His praise above heaven and 
earth. Psalm cvi. 46. Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel from everlasting, and world without end : and let 
all the people say, Amen. 



249. 



Joshua i. 

9. Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, 
neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is 
with thee whithersoever thou s:oest. 



250. 

Isaiah xlviii. 

18. O that thou hadst hearkened to My command- 
ments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy 
righteousness as the waves of the sea. Ezekiel xxxiii. 
n. Turn ye, turn ye, why will ye die? *St. Luke xv. 
10. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God 
over one sinner that repenteth. Psalm ciii. 13. Like as 
a father pitieth his own children : even so is the Lord 
merciful unto them that fear Him. Revelation vii. 

16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more. 

17. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



2 5 J 



Hear ye, Israel; hear what the Lord speaketh: O 
hadst thou heeded my commandments! Who hath 
believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the 
Lord revealed? Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of 
Israel, and His Holy One to him oppressed by tyrants: 
I am He That comforteth: be not afraid, for I am thy 
God, I will strengthen thee. Say, who art thou, that 
thou art afraid of a man that shall die ; and forgettest 
the Lord thy Maker, Who hath stretched forth the 
heavens, and laid the earth's foundations? 

*Be not afraid, saith God the Lord. . Be not afraid, 
thy help is near. God, the Lord thy God, saith unto 
thee, Be not afraid ! Though thousands languish and 
fall beside thee, and tens of thousands around thee 
perish; yet still it shall not come nigh thee.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

252. 

Romans vi. 

9. Christ being raised from the dead dieth.no more; 
death hath no more dominion over Him. 



2 53< 



Isaiah xxxiii. 

5. The Lord is exalted; for He dwelleth on high: 
He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. 
9. The earth mourneth and languisheth. 10. Now will 
I rise, saith the Lord, now will I be exalted, now will 
I lift up Myself, for He dwelleth on high. 

2 54- 

Exodus xxiv. 

12. And the Lord said unto Moses: Come up to Me 
into the mount and be there; and I will give thee a law 
and commandments which I have written. 10. And 
they saw the God of Israel: and there was under His 
Feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and 
as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 17. 
And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devour- 
ing fire. Amen. 



2 55- 



II. Chronicles vi. 

19. Hear the voice and prayer of Thy servants, which 
they make before Thee this day; that Thine Eyes may 
be open towards this house day and night, ever towards 
this place of which Thou hast said, My Name shall be 
there, and when Thou hearest, have mercy upon them. 

256. 

Psalm lxvii. 

5. Let the people praise Thee, O Lord, let all the 
people praise Thee. 6. Then shall the earth yield her 
increase, and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 
1. God be merciful unto us, and bless us: and cause 
His Face to shine upon us. 



2 57- 



I. Kings xviii. 

30. Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, this day 
let it be known that Thou art God, and I am Thy ser- 
vant. O shew to all this people that I have done these 
things according to Thy word. O hear me, Lord, and 
answer me, and shew this people that Thou art Lord 
God, and let their hearts again be turned. *Psalm lv. 
22. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sus- 
tain thee. He never will suffer the righteous to fall, 
xvi. 8. He is at Thy right hand, cviii. 5. Thy mercy, 
Lord, is great; and far above the heavens, xxv. 3. Let 
none be made ashamed that wait upon Thee!* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



258. 



Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; 
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; 
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 
Help of the helpless, then abide with me. 

I need Thy Presence ev'ry passing hour; 
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? 
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? 
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. 

I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless; 
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; 
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? 
• I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. 

2 59- 

Zechariah ix. 

9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion; shout, O 
daughter of Jerusalem: behold thy King cometh unto 
thee. 10. He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall 
speak peace unto the heathen. 



260. 

Hebrews xii. 

11. No chastening for the present seemeth to be 
joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth 
the peaceable fruit of righteousness. 6. For whom the 
Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son 
whom He receiveth. Psalm xxxiv. 11. Come, ye chil- 
dren, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear 
of the Lord. 6. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord 
heareth him; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 
*i8. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite 
heart, and will save such as be of an humble spirit. 
Isaiah lvii. 18. Thus saith the Lord, I have seen his 
ways and will heal him, and restore comforts unto him 
and to his mourners.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

261. 

. Isaiah xl. 

11. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd, and He 
shall gather the lambs with His Arm, and carry them 
in His Bosom, and gently lead those that are with 
young. St. Matthew xi. 28. Come unto Him all ye 
that labour, ye that are heavy laden, and He will give 
you rest. 29. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of 
Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall 
find rest unto your souls. 



262. 



I. Corinthians xv. 

55. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is 
thy victory? 56. The sting of death is sin, and the 
strength of sin is the law. ^57. But thanks be to God, 
Who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus 
Christ.* 

^* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



263. 

Psalm xxxi. 

19. How great, O Lord, is Thy goodness, which Thou 
hast laid up for me. xvi. 12, Thou hast shewn me the 
path of life, and inclined my heart unto Thee to walk in 
Thy way. Proverbs iii. 17. Thy way is the way of 
pleasantness, and all Thy paths are peace. *Psalm cxix. 
Part xiv. The Lord be a lamp unto thy feet, and a 
light unto thy path. The Lord preserve thee in all the 
way thou goest. Amen.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

264. 

Revelation xix. 

6. Hallelujah ! for the Lord God Omnipotent reign- 
eth. xi. 15. The kingdom of this world is become the 
kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He 
shall reign for ever and ever, xix 16. King of Kings, 
and Lord of Lords. Hallelujah. 



265. 



Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in 
their heavenly Father's realm. Joy on their head shall 
be for everlasting, and all sorrow and mourning shall 
flee away for ever. 

266. 

Psalm xxxvii. 

1, 7. O rest in the Lord; wait patiently for Him; 
and He shall give thee thy heart's desires. Commit 
thy way unto Him, and trust in Him, and fret not 
thyself because of evil-doers. *St. Matthew xxiv. 13. 
He that shall endure to the end shall be saved.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



267. 



With Angels and Archangels, and with all the com- 
pany of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious 
Name; evermore praising Thee, and saying, Holy, holy, 
holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of 
Thy glory: glory be to Thee, O Lord Most High. 

Amen. 



268. 



St. Luke i. 

68. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for He hath 
visited and redeemed His people, 69. and hath raised 
up a horn of salvation for us, 70. as He spake by the 
mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the 
world began. Isaiah ix. 6. For unto us a Child is 
born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall 
be upon His Shoulder. And His Name shall be called 
Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting 
Father, the Prince of Peace. 7. Of the increase of His 
government and peace there shall be no end. The zeal 
of the Lord of Hosts will perform this. St. Luke ii. 
14. Glory to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will 
toward men. Glory to God in the highest. 



269. 



Isaiah xl. 

5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and 
all flesh shall see it together; for the Mouth of the 
Lord hath spoken it. 

270. 

Psalm xciii. 

3. Thanks be to God! He laveth the thirsty land! 
The waters gather; they rush along; they are lifting 
their voices! The stormy billows are high; their fury is 
mighty: 4. but the Lord is above them, and Almighty! 



271 



In sweet consent let all the anthem sing, Alleluia. 

Come, all earth's peoples, praise th' Eternal King: 

Alleluia. 
Shout, choirs of angels, shout throughout the sky, 

Alleluia. 
And, ye blest souls in Paradise, reply, Alleluia. 

Join, ye bright planets, as ye shine, a loud Alleluia. 

Join, too, ye thunder, lightning, wind, and cloud, Alleluia. 
Sing, groves and forests, flood, wave, storm, and 

snow, Alleluia. 

Answer, bright days, hoar frost, and summer glow, 

Alleluia. 

Raise to your Maker, birds with plumage gay, Alleluia. 

Ye beasts of earth, with varying voices, say, Alleluia. 

Here let the mountains thunder forth amain, Alleluia. 

There let the valleys sing in gentler strain, Alleluia. 

Thou jubilant abyss of ocean, cry, Alleluia. 

Ye tracts of earth and continents, reply, Alleluia. 

Let the whole race of man the strain upraise, Alleluia. 
And hymn their Maker in loud bursts of praise: Alleluia. 

This is the strain the Lord of all things loves, Alleluia. 
The heavenly song that Christ Himself approves, 

Alleluia. 
Wherefore in song let heart and tongue awake, Alleluia. 
And children's voices echoing answer make, Alleluia. 

With one glad shout from all be now out-poured, Alleluia. 
To Father, Son, and Spirit, God, and Lord. Alleluia. 
All glory, praise, and worship be to Thee, Alleluia. 

Lord God Omnipotent, Blest Trinity, Alleluia. 

Amen. 



272. 



Psalm cxliii. 
2. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O 
Lord; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. 



2 73- 

Isaiah xl. 

9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up 
into the high mountain: O thou that tellest good tidings 
to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength: lift it up, 
be not afraid: say unto the cities of Judah, behold your 
God! *1x. i. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, 
arise, shine, for thy light is come : and the glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

274. 

PSALM CXXX. 

i. Out of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord: 
Lord, hear my voice. 2. O let Thine Ear consider well 
the voice of my complaint. 3. If Thou, Lord, wilt be 
extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may 
abide it? 4. For there is mercy with Thee: therefore 
shalt Thou be feared. 



2 75' 



Philippians ii. 

8. Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled Himself, and 
became obedient unto death, even unto the death of the 
Cross. 9. Wherefore God hath highly exalted Him, 
and hath given Him a Name which is above every name. 



276. 



Wisdom iii. 

1. The souls of the righteous are in the Hands of 
God, and there shall no torment touch them. 2. In 
the sight of the unwise they seemed to die; and their 
departure is taken for misery, 3. and their going from 
us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. 



2 7 7- 



Isaiah ii. 
5. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the 
light of the Lord. Micah iv. 2. He will teach us of 
His ways: for out of Zion shall go forth a law, and the 
word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isaiah ii. 4. He 
shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many 
people. *II. Chronicles xxx. 9. The Lord will not 
turn His Face from them that seek Him, Micah vii. 19. 
but will have compassion, and cast their sins in the 
depths of the sea.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



278. 



St. John i. 

*29. Behold the Lamb of God That taketh away the 
sins of the world.* Isaiah liii. 3. He was despised and 
rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with 
grief. *4. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried 
our sorrows: 5. He was wounded for our transgress- 
ions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement 
of our peace was upon Him.* 

* * Sometimes sung as separate Anthems. 

2 79- 

Psalm li. 
1. Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great 
goodness: according to the greatness of Thy mercies 
do away mine offences. Amen. 



280. 



Isaiah lv. 
1. O come, every one that thirsteth, O come to the 
waters: come unto Him! 3. O hear, and your souls 
shall live for ever! 



z8i. 

Psalm xcv. 

i. O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us heartily 
rejoice in the strength of our salvation, 2. let us come 
before His Presence with thanksgiving, and shew our- 
selves glad in Him with psalms. 3. For the Lord is a 
great God, and a great King above all gods. 

And now, on this our festal day, 
Thy bounteous Hand confessing, 

Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay 
The first-fruits of Thy blessing; 

By Thee the souls of men are fed 

With gifts of grace supernal, 
Thou, Who dost give us earthly bread, 

Give us the Bread Eternal. 

cxiii. 2. Blessed be the Name of the Lord from this 
time forth for evermore, cvi. 1. O give thanks unto 
the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth 
forever. 

282. 

Psalm xxv. 

5. Call to remembrance, O Lord, Thy tender mercy: 
and Thy loving-kindness, which hath been ever of old. 
6. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth: 
but according to Thy mercy think Thou on me, O 
Lord, for Thy goodness. 



283. 



O Thou afflicted, and tossed with tempest, afflicted 
and not comforted; behold, in righteousness shalt Thou 
be established. Thou shalt be far from oppression, for 
Thou shalt not fear, and from terror, for it shall not 
come near Thee. No weapon against Thee shall pros- 
per, and every tongue in judgment Thou shalt condemn. 



284. 



Isaiah lxiii. 

7. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, 
and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the 
Lord hath bestowed on us. 8. For He said, Surely 
they are My people, children that will not lie: so He 
was their Saviour. 9. In all their affliction He was 
afflicted, and the angel of His Presence saved them: 
in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and 
He bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 
14. So didst Thou lead Thy people, to make Thyself 
a glorious name. 15. Look down from heaven, and 
behold from the habitation of Thy holiness and of 
Thy glory: where is Thy zeal and Thy strength? 16. 
Doubtless Thou art our Father. Thou, O Lord, art 
our Father, our Redeemer; Thy Name is from ever- 
lasting. . Amen. 



285. 



Lord, from my bed again I rise, 
To offer up my sacrifice 

Of praise and prayer to Thee. 
I laid me down to sleep at night, 
I trusted in Thine Arm of might: 

Thine Arm protected me. 

Uphold Thy servant through the day, 
Direct my steps in wisdom's way, 

Let me not turn aside: 
Let me not walk where scorners walk, 
,And sinful men profanely talk: 

Still be my God and guide. 



286. 



Revelation xiv. 
Blest are the departed, who in the Lord are sleeping: 
from henceforth for evermore: they rest from their 
labours, and their works follow them. 



287. 



Onward, with weary foot, through hostile dominions! 

Oh, that our yearnings were set at rest! 

Oh, for an eagle's swift pinions! 

Hope, weary heart! soon the haven thou'lt gain. 

Gladness and joy shall there ease thy pain. 

On, over rock, over crag! The path still we follow. 

Over the wearisome mountain height. 

Down the fierce fastness and hollow! 

Heart! do thy throbbings bode joy and delight? 

Surely, they whisper, The goal is in sight! 



288. 



St. John iv. 

13. Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever 
drinketh of this water shall thirst again; 14. but who- 
soever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall 
never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be 
in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 



289. 



II. Chronicles vi. 

19. Look down on us from heaven, O Lord; regard 
the distress of Thy people! Open the heavens and 
send us relief, help Thy servant now, O God! 26. 
When the heavens are closed up, because they have 
sinned against Thee; yet, if they pray and confess 
Thy Name, and turn from their sin when Thou dost 
afflict them: 27. then hear from heaven, and forgive 
the sin; help, send Thy servant help, O God! 

200. 



•9 



Come, O Israel, let us walk as sons of light, not as 
children of darkness. Let us walk in the light of God. 



291. 

Evening shadows, gently falling, 
Fill the soul with heavenly peace. 

Hear, O Lord, Thy servants calling; 
Bid their griefs from henceforth cease. 

'Mid the darkness, o'er us stealing, 
Grant our wearied souls repose: 

May we, Thy protection feeling, 
Dread no danger, fear no foes.. 

Through our journeyings, long and dreary, 
Thou hast kept us safe from harm: 

O'er our spirits, faint and weary, 
Thou hast breathed life-giving balm. 

Still, O Father, be Thou near us: 

Still, O Lord, with us abide. 
In Thy loving mercy hear us, 

This, and every eventide. 

292. 

St. Luke ii. 

29. Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
peace, according to Thy word. 30. For mine eyes have 
seen Thy salvation, 31. which Thou hast prepared be- 
fore the face of all people; 32. to be a light to lighten 
the Gentiles, and to be the glory of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



293, 



St. John iv. 

24. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must 
worship Him in spirit and in truth. 23. For the Father 
seeketh such to worship Him. 



94- 



O come near to the Cross whereon hangs our Re- 
deemer. Ye faithful, shed your tears, for your Lord 
pours His life Blood for the world's salvation! O be- 
hold, as ye weep, your Lord hung on His Cross, the 
spotless Victim; how He bleeds, how He dies, how He 
drinks to the dregs the bitter cup of sorrow, dying to 
give us life. Ah, behold! what a scene to our eyes is 
unfolded. With scourges He is torn, with thorns and 
cruel nails and with spear He is wounded, for us thus 
sacrificed. Hear us, O Saviour, and pardon all our sins, 
and give us life in Thee. Thou hast suffered for us: 
we have planted Thy bitter Cross on Mount Golgotha. 
O grant us Thy grace, our cold hearts to kindle, and 
to quicken our faith. Thou hast ransomed our souls 
from the grave and from hell. Thou hast saved Thy 
redeemed. Lord, we offer to Thee our grateful love 
and praises at the foot of the Cross. Who suffer here 
with Thee, shall reign with Thee in glory, in joy and 
love and peace. *Soon, ah, soon from the grave shall 
Thy all-quickening Spirit call us to life again. Lord, 
our Redeemer, O hear Thou our petition, bow Thine 
Ear to our prayer, Lord, grant us life eternal.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

2 95- 

Psalm xci. 

ii. For He shall give His angels charge over thee, 
that they shall protect thee in all the ways thou goest; 
12. that their hands shall uphold and guide thee, lest 
thou dash thy foot against a stone. 



296. 



If Thou should'st mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall 
stand? But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou 
may'st be feared. 



2 9 7- 

Isaiah lxv. 

17. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I create new 
heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be 
remembered nor come into mind. 18. But be ye glad 
and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, 
I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 
Revelation xxi. 1. And I saw a new heaven and a 
new earth: for the first heaven and earth were passed 
away. 2. And I saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem. 
Isaiah vi. 3. Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts, holy 
is the Lord of Hosts. Revelation xxi. 3. And I 
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the 
tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell 
with them and they shall be His people, and God 
shall be with them, and be their God. 4. And God 
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there 
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, 
nor any more pain, for the former things have passed 
away. Isaiah vi. 1. I saw also the Lord, sitting upon 
a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the 
temple. 2. Above it stood the Seraphim; 3. and one 
cried to another and said, Holy, holy, holy, Lord of 
Hosts: holy is the Lord of Hosts. 



298. 



Saviour of men, we know that because Thou art living 
We live: Thou to the dead resurrection art giving: 
Yea, all them that are sleeping from the grave Thou 

wilt bring, 
So that, to life restored, we shall see Thou art glorious, 
Whenas Death, over whom this day Thou art victorious, 
Has fled before the Lord and King. 



299. 



Holy, holy, holy is God the Lord Sabaoth. 
Now His glory hath filled all the earth. 



3oo. 



With verdure clad, the fields appear delightful to the 

ravished sense; 
By flowers sweet and gay enhanced is the charming 

sight, 
Here fragrant herbs their odours shed; here shoots the 

healing plant; 
With copious fruits the expanded boughs are hung; 
In leafy arches twine the shady groves; o'er lofty hills 

majestic forests wave. 



301 



Lord, cause Thy Face to shine upon Thy servant; 
save him for Thy mercies , sake. Enter not into judg- 
ment with Thy servant; for in Thy sight shall no man 
living be justified. 



302. 



St. Matthew xxv. 

34. Then shall the King say, Come, ye blessed of My 
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world. St. Luke xii. 32. Yea, it is 
your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom 
prepared for you. *Proverbs xvii. 3. The fining pot 
is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the Lord 
trieth the hearts.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



303 



Revelation vii. 

14. These are they which came out of great tribula- 
tion, and have washed their robes, and made them white 
in the Blood of the Lamb; 15. therefore are they before 
the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His 
temple. Daniel xii. 3. And they shall shine as the 
brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever. 



3°4- 

Isaiah li. 

3. The Lord shall comfort Zion, He will comfort all 
her waste places. He will make her wilderness like 
Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. 
Joy and gladness shall be found therein; thanksgiving 
and the voice of melody. '6. Lift up your eyes to the 
heavens and look upon the earth beneath. For the 
heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth 
shall wax old like a garment: but My salvation shall 
be for ever. 7. Hearken unto Me, ye that know right- 
eousness; neither be ye afraid of their revilings, fear ye 
not the reproach of men. 8. My righteousness shall be 
for ever, and My salvation from generation to genera- 
tion. 9. Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the 
Lord: awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations 
of old. 11. The redeemed of the Lord shall return and 
come with singing unto Zion ; and everlasting joy shall 
be upon their head; they shall obtain gladness and joy; 
sorrow and mourning shall flee away. 



3°5- 



On Thee each living soul awaits; from Thee, O Lord, 

all seek their food; 
Thou openest Thy Hand, and fillest all with good ; 
But when Thy Face, O Lord, is hid, with sudden terror, 

they are struck. 
Thou tak'st their breath away, they vanish into dust. 
Thou sendest forth Thy breath again, and life with 

vigour fresh returns; 
Revived earth unfolds new strength and new delights. 



306. 



Wherefore is thy soul cast down? and why is it dis- 
quieted within thee? Hope thou in God, for thou shalt 
yet praise Him Who is the health of thy countenance, 
and thy God. 



3°7' 



*The Word is Flesh become: thus begin we the story: 
Full of grace, full of truth, is He. 
In the womb of a Virgin did He veil the glory 
Of His eternal Majesty. 

He is before the worlds, all light from Him we gather, 

God, holy, just, and true is He; 
And, like the Holy Ghost, is one with God the Father 

In everlasting Trinity. 

He has given us His flesh, the life of men to nourish, 
Whence we His wondrous love may see. 

By His love are we drawn in our inmost soul to cherish 
Blessed hope of immortality.* 

By faith salvation comes, and by peace consolation. 
Hearken! let all give ear to the Lord's declaration. 

He has said, They are blessed, the poor in spirit, for 
they have the kingdom of heaven. They are blessed 
that mourn, for they shall have comfort. They are 
blessed, they that are meek. They are blessed that 
hunger and thirst to be righteous. They are blessed, 
they that are kind, pure in heart, seeking peace, falsely 
blamed for My sake; they the earth shall inherit, they 
shall have their reward in heaven. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



308. 



O My vineyard, come tell Me why thy grapes are 
bitter. What have I done, My people? Wherein hast 
thou been wronged? Did I not bring thee out from the 
land of the stranger? Made I thee not to pass through 
the depths of the sea? Sent I not food from heaven, and 
gave meat in abundance? Did manna ever cease till thou 
earnest to Canaan? Reply, unthankful race ! And thou, 
for all this love, preparest Me the Cross whereupon I 
shall die. 



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St. John iii. 

16. For God so loved the world, that He gave His 
only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17. For 
God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the 
world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 
I. John iv. 8. God is love. *I. Corinthians ii. 9. 
Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, neither have 
entered into the heart of man the things which God 
hath prepared for them that love Him. Hebrews xi. 
10. For He hath prepared for them a city, whose builder 
and maker is God. iv. 9. There remaineth therefore a 
rest for the people of God; i. therefore fear, lest any 
come short of it.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

310. 

Romans xiv. 

*7. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man 
dieth to himself. 8. For whether we live, we live unto 
the Lord, and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; 
whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are the 
Lord's.* I. Corinthians iii. 16. Know ye not that ye 
are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwell- 
eth in you? 17. The temple of God is holy, which tem- 
ple ye are. Amen. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

Psalm xxxiii. 

1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it be- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 2. Praise the Lord 
with harp, sing praises unto Him with the lute and in- 
strument of ten strings. 



312. 



Art thou weary, toiling wand'rer? 

Close the shadows round thy way? 
Doth the dreary night oppress thee? 
Distant seems the longed-for day? 
Art thou worn, O shipwrecked sailor, 

Waif before the tempest borne, 
Watching thro' the hours of darkness, 
Waiting for the prayed-for morn? 
Courage, O weary ones! 
Courage, till night is o'er, 
Until the sunrise lights the sea and shore, 
And the day breaks! 

O my soul, art thou so weary? 

Flows too fast the stream of life? 
Dost thou fear the fires of trial? 

Dread to meet the toil and strife? 
Will thou faint, thy footsteps falter, 

Ere the pilgrimage be done? 
Shall a night of shadows stay thee, 
When the crown is almost won? 
Courage! Courage! 

Courage, my heart! Courage! 
Toil thro' the lonely night, 
Until from heav'n shines forth Eternal light, 
And the day breaks! 



3 r 3< 



Isaiah lii. 
7. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the 
messengers that bring good tidings, that publish peace, 
that publish salvation. They that say unto Zion, Thy 
God reigneth. 



3M- 



I. Kings xix. 
12. And in that still voice, onward came the Lord. 



3 J 5- 



Come, ye sin-defiled and weary, 
Ye that mourn in grief distrest; 

Come, ye hopeless, lone and dreary, 
He will hear you, give you rest. 

Alary, in her deep emotion, 

Wept, His sacred Feet beside; 
Like the inflow of the ocean 

Pour'd His love in fullest tide, 
Pour'd His sweetest benediction 

O'er the sadness of the past, 
And the weary in affliction 

Found her perfect rest at last. 

Come, ye sin-defiled and stricken, 
At His Feet your woes shall cease: 

Hark! the Voice to soothe and quicken 
Sweetly whispers, Go in peace. 



316. 



St. Luke i. 

26. And the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a 
city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27. to a Virgin of the 
house of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary. 28. 
And the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thou 
that art highly favoured: the Lord is with thee: blessed 
art thou among women. Alleluia. Amen. 



i i i- 



ECCLESIASTES xii. 

i. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw 
nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. 
13. Fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is 
the whole duty of man. 



3*8. 

Psalm cxlv. 

i. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will 
bless Thy Name for ever and ever. 8. The Lord is 
gracious, and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of 
great mercy. 14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 
and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15. The 
eyes of all wait upon Thee, and Thou givest them their 
meat in due season. 16. Thou openest Thine Hand, 
and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17. The 
Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His 
works. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
upon Him in truth; He also will hear their cry, and will 
save them. 20. The Lord preserveth all them that love 
Him, but all the wicked will He destroy. 21. My mouth 
shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh 
bless His Holy Name for ever and ever. 

3 J 9- 

St. Luke ii. 

15. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this 
thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made 
known unto us. *Isaiah xiv. 7. The whole earth is 
at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 
xxv. 9. Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, 
and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited 
for Him, we will rejoice and be glad in His salvation.* 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 

320. 

Isaiah xl. 

31. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; 
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, 
and shall not faint. 



321 



My Maker and my King, 

To Thee my all I owe, 
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring 

From whence my blessings flow. 

The creature of Thy Hand 

On Thee alone I live, 
My God, Thy benefits demand 

More praise than I can give. 

Shall I withhold Thy due? 

Shall I ungrateful prove? 
Lord, form this wandering heart anew, 

And fill it with Thy love. 

O let Thy grace inspire 

My heart with strength divine, 

Let all my powers to Thee aspire, 
And all my days be Thine. 

322. 

Psalm cxvii. 

1. O praise ye the Lord all ye nations, praise ye Him 
all ye people. 2. For His merciful kindness is evermore 
towards us, and the truth of the Lord endures for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



323, 



Revelation vii. 

16. They shall hunger no more, neither shall they 
thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them any 
more, nor any heat. 15. And He That sitteth on the 
throne shall dwell amon^ them. 



3 2 4- 



It came upon the midnight clear, 

That glorious song of old, 
From angels bending near the earth 

To touch their harps of gold — 
" Peace on the earth, good-will to men 

From heaven's all-gracious King." 
The world in solemn stillness lay 

To hear the angels sing. 

Yet, with the woes of sin and strife, 

The world has suffered long; 
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled 

Two thousand years of wrong; 
And men, at war with men, hear not 

The love-song which they bring. 
O ! hush the noise, ye men of strife, 

And hear the angels sing! 

And ye, beneath life's crushing load, 

Whose forms are bending low, 
Who toil along the climbing way 

With painful steps and slow; 
Look now! for glad and golden hours 

Come swiftly on the wing: 
Oh ! rest beside the weary road, 

And hear the angels sinsf! 



3 2 5 



Isaiah liv. 

7. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but 
with great mercies will I gather thee. 8. In a little 
wrath I hid My Face from thee for a moment; but with 
everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the 
Lord thy Redeemer. 10. For the mountains shall de- 
part, and the hills be removed ; but My kindness shall 
not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My 
peace be removed, saith the Lord That hath mercy 
upon thee. 



326. 



St. Matthew v. 

*i6. Let your light so shine before men, that they 
may see your good works, and glorify your Father 
Which is in heaven.* I. John iii. 17. Whoso. hath 
this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and 
shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the 
love of God in him? Psalm xli. 1. Blessed be the man 
that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lord shall 
deliver him in the time of trouble. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



327. 



Lovely appear over the mountains 

The feet of them that preach, and bring good news of 

peace. 
Ye mountains, ye perpetual hills, bow ye down. 
Over the barren wastes shall flowers now have possession. 
Dark shades of ancient days, full of hate and oppression, 
In the brightness of joy fade away and are gone. 

In this age, truly blest more than ages preceding, 
Shall the corn never fail from the plentiful ground; 
Under the shining sky shall the lambs gaily bound; 
Void of fear, undisturbed, safely shall they be feeding. 
Then the timorous birds, e'en the turtle-dove meek, 
Shall not fear any more the hawk's merciless beak. 

328. 

A Prayer. 

O Almighty and most merciful God, of Thy bountiful 
goodness keep us, we beseech Thee, from all things that 
may hurt, us; that we, being ready both in body and 
soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that Thou 
wouldest have done: through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



3 2 9- 

Malachi iv. 

2. Unto you that fear My Name shall the Sun 
of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings. 
Isaiah lx. 20. Thy sun shall no more go down: for 
the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days 
of thy mourning shall be ended. Amen. 



33°' 



High heaven hath stooped to earth so lowly, 

God's glory doth my bosom fill, 
Oh wondrous love, Oh blessed mystery! 

Trembling soul, adore and be still. 

Fleeting love of this earth excelling, 

Is Jesus' love so freely given. 
In my heart hath He made His dwelling, 

Who is the Lord of earth and heaven. 

When time is done, when life is ending, 

Oh Holy Saviour be our stay; 
When morning bursts and heaven's mansion 

Ope' wide their doors, take Thou my soul. 

Great heaven hath sent His Well-Beloved, 
To warm our hearts with holy fire. 

Oh wondrous love, Thou blessed mystery! 
Oh my soul, adore and be still. 

331, 

A Prayer. 

O God, Who hast prepared for them that love Thee 
such good things as pass man's understanding, pour 
into our hearts such love toward Thee, that we, loving 
Thee above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which 
exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



33 



2. 



O Jesus, Thou art standing 

Outside the fast-closed door, 
In lowly patience waiting 

To pass the threshold o'er: 
Shame on us, Christian brethren, 

His Name and sign who bear, 
Oh, shame, thrice shame upon us, 

To keep Him standing there. 

O Jesus, Thou art knocking; 

And lo, that Hand is scarred, 
And thorns Thy Brow encircle, 

And tears Thy Face have marred. 
O love that passeth knowledge, 

So patiently to wait! 
O sin that hath no equal, 

So fast to bar the gate! 

O Jesus, Thou art pleading 

In accents meek and low, — 
" I died for you, My children, 

And will ye treat Me so?" 
O Lord, with shame and sorrow 

We open now the door: 
Dear Saviour, enter, enter, 

And leave us nevermore. 



333 



Colossians iii. 
15. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the 
which ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 
16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 
wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, in 
psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with 
grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17. And whatsoever 
ye do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the 
Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto God and the Father 
by Him. 



334- 



Holy night! peaceful night! 
Thro' the darkness beams a light : 
Yonder, where thy sweet vigils keep 
O'er the Babe, Who in silent sleep, 
Rests in heavenly peace. 

Silent night! holiest night! 
Darkness flies and all is light! 
Shepherds hear the angels sing — 
"Hallelujah! hail the King! 
Jesus the Saviour is here!" 

Silent night! holiest night! 
Guiding Star, O lend thy light! 
See the eastern wise men bring 
Gifts and homage to our King! 
Jesus the Saviour is here! 

Silent night! holiest night! 
Wondrous Star! O lend thy light! 
With the angels let us sing 
Hallelujah to our King! 
Jesus our Saviour is here! 



335 



Hail, gladdening Light, of His pure glory poured, 
Who is the Immortal Father, Heavenly, Blest, 

Holiest of Holies, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest, 

The lights of evening round us shine, 

We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Divine. 

Worthiest art Thou at all times to be sung 
With undefiled tongue, 
Son of our God, Giver of life, alone ; 
Therefore in all the world Thy glories, Lord, they own. 

Amen. 



336. 



Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown 

When Thou earnest to earth for me; 
But in Bethlehem's home was there found no room, 
For Thy Holy Nativity, 

Oh come to my heart, Lord Jesus! 
There is room in my heart for Thee, 

Heaven's arches rang when the angels sang 

Proclaiming Thy royal degree; 
But in lowly birth didst Thou come to earth, 
And in great humility. 

Oh come to my heart, Lord Jesus! 
There is room in my heart for Thee. 

The foxes found rest, and the bird had its nest 

In the shade of the cedar tree; 
But Thy couch was the sod, O Thou Son of God, 
In the desert of Galilee. 

Oh come to my heart, Lord Jesus! 
There is room in my heart for Thee. 

Thou earnest, O Lord, with the living Word 

That should set Thy people free; 
But with mocking scorn, and with crown of thorn, 
They bore Thee to Calvary. 

Oh come to my heart, Lord Jesus! 
There is room in my heart for Thee. 

When the heavens shall ring, and the angels sing, 

At Thy coming to victory, 
Let Thy Voice call me home, saying, Yet there is room, 
There is room at My Side for thee. 

Oh come to my heart. Lord Jesus! 
There is room in my heart for Thee. 



337- 



Psalm vi. 
6. We will lie down in peace and sleep, for Thou, O 
Lord, makest us to dwell in safety. 



33 8. 

St. Luke i. 

46. My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47. and my 
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48. For He 
hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaiden; for 
behold from henceforth all generations shall call me 
blessed. 49. For He That is mighty hath magnified 
me: and holy is His Name. 50. And His mercy is on 
them that fear Him; throughout all generations. 51. 
He hath shewed strength with His Arm; He hath scat- 
tered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 
52. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and 
hath exalted the humble and meek. 53. He hath filled 
the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent 
empty away. 54. He remembering His mercy hath 
holpen His servant Israel. 55. As He promised to our 
forefather Abraham and his seed forever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

339- 

Psalm xlii. 

3. My tears have been my meat day and night: while 
they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? Now 
when I think thereupon I pour out my heart by myself. 
4. For I had gone forth most gladly with the people, 
and to lead them forth to Jehovah's temple. 5. In the 
voice of praise and gladness: like as a people keeping 
holiday. 



340. 



Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and 
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all 
that is in the heaven and the earth are Thine. Thine is 
the kingdom, O Lord, and Thou art exalted as Head 
over all. 



34i 



For thee, O dear, dear country, 

Mine eyes their vigils keep; 
For very love, beholding 

Thy happy name, they weep. 
The mention of thy glory 

Is unction to the breast, 
And medicine in sickness, 

And love, and life, and rest. 

O one, O only mansion! 

O paradise of joy! 
Where tears are ever banished, 

And smiles have no alloy; 
The Lamb is all thy splendour; 

The Crucified thy praise, 
His laud and benediction 

Thy ransomed people raise. 

With jasper glow thy bulwarks, 

Thy streets with emeralds blaze; 
The sardius and the topaz 

Unite in thee their rays; 
Thine ageless walls are bounded 

With amethyst unpriced; 
The saints build-up its fabric, 

And the corner-stone is Christ. 



34 2 - 

A Prayer. 

Blessed Lord, Who hast caused all holy Scriptures to 
be written for our learning; grant that we may in such 
wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest 
them, that by patience, and comfort of Thy holy Word, 
we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of 
everlasting life, which Thou hast given us in our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



343 



St. Matthew xi. 

28. Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take My yoke 
upon you, and learn of Me ; for I am meek and lowly 
in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls, 30. 
For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. 

I heard the Voice of Jesus say, 

"Come unto Me and rest; 
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 

Thy head upon My Breast." 
I came to Jesus as I was, 

Weary, and worn, and sad: 
I found in Him a resting-place, 

And He has made me glad. 

I heard the Voice of Jesus say, 

" Behold, I freely give 
The living water; thirsty one, 

Stoop down, and drink, and live. ,, 
I came to Jesus, and I drank 

Of that life-giving stream; 
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, 

And now I live in Him. 

344- 

Psalm xlii. 

2. For my soul thirsteth for God, yea, for the living 
God : when shall I come to appear before the Presence 
of God? 

345- 

Romans x. 

15. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach 
the gospel of peace; and bring glad tidings of good 
things! 



346. 



Psalm cxxxvii. 

i. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, 
when we remembered thee, O Sion. 2. As for our 
harps, we hanged them up upon the trees that are 
therein. 3. For they that led us away captive required 
of us a song, and melody in our heaviness: sing us one of 
the songs of Sion. 4. How shall we sing the Lord's song, 
in a strange land? 5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let 
my right hand forget her cunning. 6. If I do not re- 
member thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my 
mouth: yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth. 7. 
Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in the day of 
Jerusalem: how they said, Down with it, down with it, 
even to the ground. 8. O daughter of Babylon, wasted 
with misery, yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee 
as thou hast served us. 

347- 

Isaiah xxviii. 

5. In that day shall the Lord of Hosts be for a crown 
of glory, and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of 
His people, xxxiii. 2. O Lord, be gracious unto us; 
we have waited for Thee. Be Thou our salvation in the 
time of trouble, xxx. 19, He will be very gracious unto 
thee at the voice of thy cry; when He shall hear it He 
will answer thee. Thou shalt weep no more. 

348. 

Psalm xlii. 

*n. Why, my soul, art thou so vexed, and why art 
thou cast down in me? Trust thou in God: for I 
will yet give Him great thanks for the help of His 
good countenance.* xli. 13. Praise be to the Lord, the 
God of Israel, from henceforth and for evermore. 

* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 



349- 



Forever with th£ Lord! 

Amen! so let it be! 
Life from the dead is in that word, 

'Tis immortality. 

Here in the body pent, 
Absent frc^m Him I roam, 

Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
A day's march nearer home. 

Forever with the Lord ! 

Father, if 'tis Thy will, 
The promise of that faithful word 

Even here to me fulfil. 

Be Thou at my right hand, 

Then can I never fail; 
Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand ; 

Fight, and I must prevail. 

So when my latest breath 
Shall rend the veil in twain, 

By death I shall escape from death, 
And life eternal gain. 

Knowing as I am known, 
How shall I love that word, 

And oft repeat before the throne: 
" Forever with the Lord!" 



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PSALM lxxxiv. 

i. How lovely is Thy dwelling-place, O Lord of 
Hosts! 2. For my soul longeth, yea, fainteth for the 
courts of the Lord; my soul and body crieth out yea 
for the living God. 4. Blest are they that dwell in Thy 
house, they praise Thy Name evermore. 



35i 



St. Matthew ii. 

i. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in the days of 
Herod the King, behold, there came wise men from the 
East, unto Jerusalem, 2. saying, Where is He that is 
born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in 
the East, and are come to worship Him. 7, 8, 9. Then 
Herod sent them to Bethlehem, %nd they departed; and 
lo! the star, which they saw in the East, went before 
them, till it came and stood over where the young child 
was. n. When they had opened their treasures, they 
presented unto Him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and 
myrrh. Revelation xv. 3, 4. Great and marvellous 
are Thy works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are 
Thy ways, Thou King of Saints! Who shall not fear 
Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy Name? for Thou only 
art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before 
Thee. 



352. 



Hebrews iv. 

16. Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, 
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in 
time of need. 

353- 

Psalm xxiii. 

4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with 
me ; Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me. 



354- 



Lord Jesus, Thou to all bringest light and salvation. 

The man that trusts in Thee over death will prevail; 
And, though he die, in Thee will find his restoration. 

O Saviour true, O mighty God, Thy Name we hail. 



355- 

Psalm xv. 

i. Lord, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle: or who 
shall rest upon Thy holy hill? 2. Even he that leadeth 
an uncorrupt life: and doeth the thing which is right, 
and speaketh the truth from his heart. 3. He that hath 
used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neigh- 
bour: and hath not slandered his neighbour. 4. He 
that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes: 
and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. 5. He 
that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth 
him not; though it were to his own hindrance. 6. He 
that hath not given his money upon usury: nor taken 
reward against the innocent. 7. Whoso doeth these 
things shall never fall. 

356. 

Ephesians iv. 

32. Be ye kind one to another, v. 2. And walk in 
love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given 
Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for 
a sweet-smelling savour. 

357- 

Psalm c. 

1. O come before His Presence with singing, ciii. 2. 
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long- 
suffering and of great mercy. 9. He will not always 
be chiding, neither keepeth He His anger for ever. 10. 
He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded 
us according to our wickednesses. 11. For look how 
high the heaven is in comparison of the earth, so great 
is His mercy toward them that fear Him. 12. Look how 
wide also the east is from the west, so far hath He set 
our sins from us. 13. Like as a father pitieth his own 
children, so is the Lord merciful to them that fear Him. 



358- 



O come, all ye faithful, 

Enter now the temple 
Which here our great God has made for all who Him 

Raise we our voices, [serve; 

Joyful in thanksgiving, 
With cheerful adoration thus praise we the Lord. 

Come, let us worship 

Our dear Lord and Saviour, 
Who gave His precious Self the sinner to save; 

Grateful devotion 

Offer we unto Him. 
With cheerful adoration thus praise we the Lord. 

Ever sincerely 

Offering our homage 
To our benign forgiving Lord and God : 

Bless Him for ever, 

Sing His praise eternally, 
With cheerful adoration thus praise we the Lord. 

Glorious, Eternal, 

Merciful Redeemer, 
Deign to receive our earnest fervent prayers: 

Graciously hear us, 

Bending thus before Thee, 
With cheerful adoration thus praise we the Lord. 



359- 

Psalm lxxxv. 

10. Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other, n. Truth shall 
flourish out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked 
down from heaven. 12. Yea, the Lord shall show 
loving-kindness and our land shall give her increase. 
13. Righteousness shall go before Him, and He shall 
direct his going in the way. 



360. 

Psalm xxxiii. 

1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous, for it be- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 2. Praise the 
Lord with harp, sing praises unto Him with the lute, 
and instrument of ten strings. Amos v. 8. Seek Him 
Who maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the 
shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day 
dark with night. 

Save us, O Lord, while waking, and defend us while 
sleeping, that when we are awake we may watch with 
Christ, and when we sleep we may rest in peace. 

O may my soul on Thee repose, 
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close: 
Sleep that shall me more vig'rous make 
To serve my God when I awake. 

Alleluia! praise the Lord, rejoice in the Lord, and 
be thankful. 

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; 
Praise Him all creatures here below; 
Praise Him above Angelic Host, 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 



361. 



Psalm cxxviii. 

Blessed are the men who fear Him, they ever walk in 
the ways of peace. Through darkness riseth light to the 
upright. He is gracious, compassionate; He is righteous. 



362. 



I. Corinthians xv. 

21. Since by man came death, by man came also the 
resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, 
even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 



3 6 3- 



Lamentations ii. 
17. Lord, bow Thine Ear to our prayer! Zion 
spreadeth her hands for aid ; and there is neither help 
nor comfort. 



364. 



St. John xx. 

1. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene 
early, while it was yet dark, and seeth the stone taken 
away from the sepulchre. 2. They have taken away my 
Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him. 

Canticles iii. 

2. I will arise now and go about the city; in the 
streets and broad ways will I seek Him Whom my soul 
loveth. I sought Him, but I found Him not. 

St. John xx. 
11. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping; 
and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the 
sepulchre, 12. and seeth two angels in white, sitting, 
one at the head, the other at the feet, where the body of 
Jesus had lain; 13. and they said unto her, Woman, why 
weepest thou? They have taken away my Lord, and I 
know not where they have laid Him. 

He is not here! death's solemn doom 
Could ne'er the Lord of Death retain : 

Mark ye within the silent tomb 

Where once the Lord of Life hath lain. 

He is not here! as one who scorns 

The chains of death's tremendous sway, 

Crowned with His awful crown of thorns, 
He rose upon the wings of day. 

He is not here! for evermore 

Shall glory circle round His Head: 

Bow down before Him and adore, 
But seek Him not among the dead. 



3 6 5- 



Jeremiah xxiii. 

5. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will 
raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall 
reign and prosper. 6. In His days Judah shall be saved, 
and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His Name 
whereby He shall be called, The Lord our Righteous- 
ness. Isaiah lx. 18. Then shalt thou call thy walls 
Salvation, and thy gates Praise. And thy children shall 
be all taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace 
of thy children, v. 17. Then shall the lambs feed after 
their manner, xi. 7. The lion shall eat straw like the 
ox. 6. The wolf and the lamb shall dwell together; 
a*hd a little child shall lead them. 9. They shall not 
hurt nor kill in all My holy mountain. 

O home of fadeless beauty, of flowers that fear no thorn, 
Where they shall dwell as children, who here as exiles 

mourn. 
The Lamb is all Thy splendour, the Crucified Thy praise, 
His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise. 

Hallelujah Amen. 



366. 



Forth the Royal Banners go, 
Before our eyes appearing; 
The Cross, in mystic glow, 
Is power and love declaring: 
To make us free doth One its bondage know; 
As Man, the Lord Himself the weight of sin is bearing. 



367. 



Joel ii. 

13. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and 
turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and 
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and 
repenteth Him of the evil. Amen. 



3 68. 

Isaiah lv. 

i. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, 
and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat. 2. 
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not 
bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? 
Hearken diligently unto Me, eat ye that which is good, 
and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3. Incline 
your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall 
live. 7. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the un- 
righteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the 
Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our 
God, for He will abundantly pardon. 12. Then shall 
ye go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: tlie 
mountains and hills shall break forth before you into 
singing, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their 
hands. 13. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir 
tree, instead of the brier, shall come up the myrtle tree. 

369. 

A Prayer. 

O God, Who art the author of peace and lover of 
concord, in knowledge of Whom standeth our eternal 
life, Whose service is perfect freedom, defend us Thy 
humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that 
we, surely trusting in Thy defence, may not fear the 
power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



370. 



Psalm lxxxix. 

1. My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of 
the Lord : with my mouth will I ever be shewing Thy 
truth from one generation to another. 19. For the 
Lord is our Defence: the Holy One of Israel is our 
King. 



37 1 



the Lord: 



praise Him, 
praise Him, 



O all ye works of the Lord bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Heavens bless ye the Lord: praise Him, and 

magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Waters that*be above the Firmament bless ye the 

Lord: praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Sun and Moon bless ye the Lord: praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Stars of Heaven bless ye the Lord: praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Showers and Dew bless ye the Lord : 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Winds of God bless ye 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Fire and Heat bless ye the Lord: praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Winter and Summer bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Dews and Frosts bless ye the Lord : praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Frost and Cold bless ye 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Ice and Snow bless ye 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Nights and Days bless ye the Lord: praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Light and Darkness bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Lightnings and Clouds bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 
O let the Earth bless the Lord: yea, let it praise Him, 

and magnify Him for ever. 
O ye Mountains and Hills bless ye the Lord: praise 

Him, and magnify Him for ever. 



the Lord: praise Him, 
the Lord: praise Him, 



O ye Green Things upon the Earth bless ye the Lord: 
praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye Wells bless ye the Lord: praise Him, and mag- 
nify Him for ever. 

O ye Seas and Floods bless ye the Lord : praise Him, 
and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters bless ye 
the Lord: praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O all ye Fowls of the Air bless ye the Lord: praise 
Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O all ye Beasts and Cattle bless ye the Lord: praise 
Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye Children of Men bless ye the Lord: praise Him, 
and magnify Him for ever. 

O let Israel bless the Lord: praise Him, and mag- 
nify Him for ever. 

O ye Priests of the Lord bless ye the Lord: praise 
Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye Servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord : praise 
Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous bless ye the 
Lord: praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

O ye holy and humble Men of heart bless ye the Lord : 
praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : 
world without end. Amen. 

37 2 - 

Psalm xxxiii. 

Our soul on God with patience waits, 

Our help and shield is He ; 
Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, 

Because we trust in Thee. 

The riches of Thy mercy, Lord, 

Do Thou to us extend, 
Since we, for all we want, or wish, 

Alone on Thee depend. 



373- 

Isaiah xlix. 

13. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, break 
forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath 
comforted His people, and will have mercy on His 
afflicted. 14. Let not Sion say, the Lord hath forsaken 
me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. lv. 7. Return 
unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon you; and 
to your God, for He will abundantly pardon, xxx. 18. 
Therefore will the Lord wait that He may be gracious 
unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He 
may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of 
judgment: blessed are they that wait for His salvation, 
xlix. 13. Break forth into singing, O mountains: for the 
Lord hath comforted His people, and will have mercy 
on His afflicted. 

374- 

PSALM 1XXX. 

i. Hear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel, Thou that 
leadest Joseph like a sheep: shew Thyself also, Thou 
that sittest between the cherubims. 7. Turn us again, 
O God of hosts: shew the light of Thy Countenance, 
and we shall be whole. 4. O Lord God of hosts, how 
long wilt Thou be angry with Thy people that prayeth? 
5. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest 
them plenteousness of tears to drink. 17. Let Thy 
Hand be upon the man of Thy right Hand; and upon 
the Son of man, whom Thou madest so strong for Thine 
own Self. 18. So will we not go back from Thee: O 
let us live, and we shall call upon Thy Name. 



375' 



O God, how wonderful art Thou in Thy judgments. 
Psalm cxlv. 9. Thy mercies are over all Thy works. 
cxv. 9. O Israel, trust Thou in the Lord: He is our 
help and shield. 



376. 

Psalm cvii. 

23. They that go down to the sea in ships; 24. these 
men see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in 
the deep. 25. For at His word the stormy wind ariseth, 
which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26. They are carried 
up to heaven, and down again to the deep: their souls 
melteth away because of trouble. 27. They reel to and 
fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their 
wit's end. 28. So when they cry unto the Lord in their 
trouble He delivereth them out of their distress. 29. 
For He maketh the storm to cease, so that the waves 
thereof are still. 30. Then are they glad, because they 
are at rest; and so He bringeth them unto the haven 
where they would be. 31. O that men would therefore 
praise the Lord for His goodness, and declare the won- 
ders that He doth for the children of men! 32. That 
they would exalt Him also in the congregation of the 
people, and praise Him in the seat of the elders! 



377- 



Psalm xlii. 

8. The Lord hath commanded His kindness in the 
day-time: in the night did I sing to Him, and made my 
prayer to the God of my life. 9. My God, within me 
is my soul cast down, why hast Thou Thy servant for- 
gotten : why go I on thus heavily, while my foe prevails? 

378. 

Psalm li. 

1. O God, have mercy upon me, and blot out my 
transgressions, according to Thy loving kindness; yea, 
even for Thy mercy's sake! Deny me not. n. O cast 
me not away from Thy Presence, and take not Thy 
Spirit from me. 17. O Lord, a broken heart and a 
contrite heart is offered before Thee. 



379- 

Psalm xxxvii. 

i. Fret not thyself because of the ungodly, neither be 
thou envious against the evil doers; 2. for they shall 
soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even 
as the green herb. 3. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, 
and be doing good: 4. and He shall give thee thy 
heart's desire. 6. He shall make thy righteousness as 
clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noon-day. 
9. Wicked doers shall be rooted out. 10. Yet a little 
while and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt 
look after his place, and he shall be away. 11. But the 
meek spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be 
refreshed in the multitude of peace. 28. For the Lord 
loveth the thing that is right. He forsaketh not His 
that be godly, but they are preserved for ever. 



380. 



Holy Spirit, come, O come, 
Send from Thy celestial home 

The glory of Thy Light divine. 
Father of the poor, descend, 
Bounteous Giver, constant Friend, 

Come into our hearts and shine. 

Thou of Comforters the best, 
Thou the soul's most joyous Guest, 

Thou all-quickening, saving One; 
'Mid earth's labour rest most meet, 
'Mid earth's tempest calm and sweet, 

'Mid earth's tears true peace alone. 

Come then, O most blessed Light, 
Come, and fill with radiance bright 

Hearts most faithfully Thine own. 
Thy sustaining grace apart, 
Every good doth fail man's heart, 

Nought therein but ill hath swav. 



Cleanse Thou all impurity, 
Pour Thy dew upon the dry, 

Heal all wounds, the pain allay; 
Gently the unyielding bend, 
Warmth into the cold heart send, 

Guide the wand'rer in Thy way. 

On Thy faithful here below, 
Trusting in Thy strength, bestow 

This Thy holy sevenfold grace; 
Grant them strength that shall uplift, 
Grant salvation's highest gift, 

Ever to behold Thy Face. Amen. 



3 8i. 



A Prayer. 
Almighty God, unto Whom all hearts be open, all 
desires known, and from Whom no secrets are hid, 
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of 
Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and 
worthily magnify Thy Holy Name : through Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



38 



2. 



Psalm xlii. 
6. My God, within me is my soul cast down: there- 
fore will I remember Thee at the mighty noise of the 
waters. 7. Deep calleth unto deep, at the noise of the 
water-spouts: all Thy waves and all Thy billows are 
gone over me. 



383. 



Romans viii. 
1. There is no condemnation to them which are in 
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the 
Spirit. 9. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ 
he is none of His. 14. For as many as are led by the 
Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 



3 8 4 . 



Come, my soul, while daylight dying, 
Moments flying, 
Bring the end to one more day; 
Come to Him, Whose mighty powers 
Rule the hours, 
Know no rest, nor change display. 

Come, Holy Ghost, Thy grace impart, 
And comfort every longing heart. 

Glory, honour, praise, thanksgiving, 
To the Living 
Mighty, Gracious, Potent One, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
Praise and merit 
Now, and aye, till time be done. Amen. 



385- 



Psalm v. 
1. Ponder my words, O Lord: consider my medi- 
tation. 2. O hearken Thou to the voice of my calling, 
my King and my God ; for unto Thee will I make my 
prayer. 



386. 



St. Matthew xxiii. 
37. Jerusalem! thou that killest the Prophets, thou 
that stonest them which are sent unto thee! How often 
would I have gathered unto Me thy children, and ye 
would not! 



387. 



. I. Corinthians xv. 
20. Christ is risen from the dead. Alleluia. Romans 
vi. 10. In that He died, He died unto sin once; but in 
that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Alleluia. 



3 88. 



A Prayer. 
O God, Who, by the leading of a star, didst manifest 
Thy only begotten Son to the Gentiles, mercifully grant 
that we. which know Thee now by faith, may after this 
life have the fruition of Thy glorious Godhead, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



ASCRIPTIONS. 

389. 

On high the stars now are shining, 

The night with its darkness draws nigh, 

O hear us, our Father in heaven, 

And answer Thine own children's cry: 

Who, humbly seeking Thy blessing, 
Now pray that Thy grace may remain. 

O make our love pure and holy, 
O may we not seek Thee in vain; 

Tho' bright stars may wander in heaven, 
Thou still lookest down from above. 

Ah! Jesu, we trust in Thy mercy, 
And in Thine infinite love. 



39°- 



Our Father, Which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy 
Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, 
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, 
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from 
evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory forever. Amen. 



39 1 



Now the laborer's task is o'er; 

Now the battle-day is past; 
Now upon the farther shore 

Lands the voyager at last. 
Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 

There the tears of earth are dried ; 

There its hidden things are clear; 
There the work of life is tried 

By a juster Judge than here. 
Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 

There no more the powers of hell 
Can prevail to mar their peace ; 

Christ the Lord shall guard them well, 
He Who died for their release. 

Father, in Thy gracious keeping 

Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 

"Earth to earth, and dust to dust," 
Calmly now the words we say, 

Leaving him to sleep in trust 
Till the resurrection-day. 

Father, in Thy gracious keeping 

Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 



39 



2. 



Abide with me! fast falls the eventide; 
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide! 
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 
Help of the helpless, O abide with me; 

Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes! 
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies! 
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; 
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me! Amen. 



393 



Now the day is over, 

Night is drawing nigh, 
Shadows of the evening 

Steal across the sky. 

Jesus, give the weary 

Calm and sweet repose, 
With Thy tend'rest blessing 

May our eyelids close. 

Through the long night-watches 

May Thine angels spread 
Their white wings above me, 

Watching round my bed. Amen. 

394- 

Psalm xliii. 

3. O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that they may 
lead me, and bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy 
dwelling. Amen. 



395 



While we lowly bow before Thee, 
Wilt Thou, gracious Saviour, hear? 

We are poor and needy sinners, 
Full of doubt, and full of fear. 

Gracious Saviour, 
Make us humble and sincere. 

396. 

Psalm liv. 

4. Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is with them 
that uphold my soul. 6. An offering of a free heart 
will I give Thee, and praise Thy Name, O Lord; for 
it is good. 



397' 



O Father blest, Thy Name we sing, 
Whose pow'r the world upholdeth: 

And Thee, O Christ, of kings the King, 
Whose love our souls enfoldeth: 

And Thee, O Holy Ghost, we praise; 
O be our Guide through all our days. 

O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God of our salvation, 
The Church on earth and heavenly host 

Are one in adoration. 
With heart and mind may we adore 

Our gracious God for evermore. Amen. 



398- 



When in the East daylight gleaming, 
Illumes all the world with its light, 

O Father, we gratefully thank Thee, 

That safely we've passed thro' the night. 

Now humbly seek we Thy blessing, 
We pray that Thy grace may remain ; 

O make our love pure and holy, 
O may we not seek Thee in vain; 

Whate'er thro' the day may befall us, 
Thou still lookest down from above. 

Ah ! Jesu, we trust in Thy mercy, 
And in Thine infinite love. 



399' 



Now the light has gone away; 
Saviour, listen while I pray — 
Asking Thee to watch and keep, 
And to send me quiet sleep. 



Let my near and dear ones be 
Always near and dear to Thee. 
O bring me and all I love 
To Thy happy home above. 

Thou my best and kindest Friend, 
Thou wilt love me to the end. 
Let me love Thee more and more. 
Always better than before. Amen. 



400. 



The sands of time are sinking, 

The dawn of heaven breaks. 
The summer morn I've sighed for, 

The fair sweet morn awakes: 
Dark, dark hath been the midnight, 

But day-spring is at hand, 
And glory, glory dwelleth 

In Immanuel's land. 

Oh, Christ, He is the fountain, 

The deep sweet well of love; 
The streams of earth I've tasted, 

More deep I'll drink above, 
There to an ocean fullness 

His mercy doth expand, 
And glory, glory dwelleth 

In Immanuel's land. 

The bride eyes not her garment, 

But her dear bridegroom's face ; 
I will not gaze at glory, 

But on my King of Grace. 
Not at the crown He giveth, 

But on His pierced Hand; 
The Lamb is all the glory 

Of Immanuel's land. Amen. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



Abide with me 

Abide with me 

A day in Thy courts 

Adore and be still 

All is peace 

All ye who weep 

Almighty and merciful God ...... 

Almighty God, unto Whom 

A mansion at His Side 

And all the people saw 

And in that still voice 

And the angel Gabriel 

And the glory of the Lord 

And the Lord said 

Arise, shine 

Art thou weary? 

As pants the hart 

As the hart pants 

As the hart pants 

As we have borne the image 

Awake, awake, put on thy strength 

Behold, God is my Helper 

Behold, I bring you good tidings . 
Behold now praise ye the Lord . . . 

Behold, the days come 

Behold the Lamb 

Behold the Lamb of God 

Beloved, let us love one another . . 

Be not afraid 

Beside the Cross remaining 

Be strong and of a good courage . 

Be thou faithful unto death 

Be ye kind 

Blessed are the men 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


2^8 


Bennett. 


39 2 


Troyte. 


191 


Macfarren. 


330 


Gounod. 


39 


Tours. 


189 


Gounod. 


181 


Goss. 


38i 


Benson, Jekyll. 


162 


Bach. 


204 


Stainer. 


314 


Mendelssohn. 


316 


Monk. 


269 


Handel. 


254 


Woodman. 


93 


Elvey. 


312 


Gounod. 


170 


Spohr. 


6q 


Gounod. 


148 


Mendelssohn, 


I50 


Barnby. 


92 


Stainer. 


396 


Stainer. 


238 


Barnby, Goss. 


241 


Calkin. 


365 


H. H. Woodward. 


164 


Spohr. 


278 


Handel. 


204 


Stainer. 


251 


Mendelssohn, 


no 


Gounod. 


249 


Macfarren. 


247 


Mendelssohn. 


356 


Smith. 


361 


Mendelssohn. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NAME. 



NO. 


CGMPOSER. 


I 7 8 


Hiles. 


172 


Tours. 


268 


Wesley. 




j Goss, Garrett. 
( and others. 


31 


IIQ 


Gadsby. 


217 


Gounod. 


72 


Stainer. 


342 


Wesley. 


248 


Tours. 


286 


Spohr. 


73 


Leslie. 


228 


Barnby. 


262 


Handel. 


60 


Mendelssohn. 


307 


Gounod. 


346 


Allen. 


282 


•Farrant. 


2S7 


Mendelssohn. 


252 


Elvey. 


387 


Elvey. 


IQ4 


Goss. 


384 


Martin. 


290 


Bennett. 


142 


Faure. 


126 


Gounod. 


343 


Coenen. 


103 


Elvev. 


168 


Spohr. 


81 


Barnby. 


302 


Gaul. 


260 


Sullivan. 


W 


Stainer. 


147 


Gounod. 


115 


Stainer 


169 


Barnby. 




( Clarke-Whitfeld 
j Attwood. 


272 


291 


Hiles. 


309 


Gaul. 


174 


Gounod. 


193 


Sullivan. 


325 


Stainer. 



Blessed are the merciful 

Blessed are they that dwell 

Blessed be the Lord God 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 

Blessed be the Name of the Lord . 

Blessed is He Who cometh 

Blessed is the man 

Blessed Lord 

Blessing, glory, wisdom 

Blest are the departed 

Blow ye the trumpet 

Break forth into joy 

But thanks be to God 

But the Lord is mindful 

By faith salvation comes 

By the waters of Babylon 

Call to remembrance 

Cast thy burden 

Christ being raised . . . » 

Christ is risen 

Christ our Passover 

Come, my soul 

Come, O Israel 

Come unto Him 

Come unto Him 

Come unto Me 

Come unto Me 

Come up hither 

Come, ye blessed of my Father . . . 
Come, ye blessed of my Father . . . 

Come, ye children 

Come ye sin-defiled 

Cradled all lowly ....,,..., 

Deliver me, O Lord 

Drop down, ye heavens 

Enter not into judgment 

Evening shadows 

Eye hath not seen 

Faint and worn 

Fear not 

For a small moment 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


349 


Gounod. 


309 


Gaul. 


2Q5 


Mendelssohn. 


344 


Mendelssohn. 


208 


Mendelssohn. 


341 


Gaul. 


366 


Gounod. 


310 


Stainer. 


207 


Gounod. 


379 


Smith. 


133 


Gounod. 


243 


Ouseley. 


75 


Gounod. 


163 


Oberthur. 


221 


Callcott. 




j Cornell, Tours, 


74 


j and others. 


238 


Barnby. 


239 


Gounod. 


78 


j Wesley, Barnby 


j and others. 


143 


Steggall. 


155 


Tours. 


293 


Bennett. 


206 


Hiles. 


82 


Macfarren. 


246 


Gladstone. 


1 go 


Mozart. 


67 


Barnby. 


IS3 


Mendelssohn. 


245 


H. Smart. 


166 


Barnby. 


109 


Stainer. 


335 


Gounod. 


264 


Handel. 


113 


Stainer. 


279 


Barnby. 


H9 


Sullivan. 


225 


Mendelssohn. 


374 


R. Woodward. 


255 


J, L. Hopkins. 


171 


Hauptmann. 


251 


Mendelssohn. 


307 


Gounod. 


112 


Hiller. 



Forever with the Lord 

For God so loved the world 
For He shall give His angels. . . 

For my soul thirsteth 

For our offences 

For thee, O dear, dear country . 
Forth the Royal Banners go . . . 
For none of us liveth to himself 

For us the Christ 

Fret not thyself 

From the morning watch 

From the rising of the sun 

From Thy love as a Father 

Give ear, O Lord 

Give peace in our time 

Glory be to God on high 

Glory to God 

Glory to Thee, my God 

God be merciful unto us 

God came from Teman 

God hath appointed a day 

God is a Spirit 

God is our refuge 

God said. Behold, I have given. 

Gracious and righteous 

Grant, O Lord 

Grant to us. Lord 

Grant us Thy peace 

Grant, we beseech Thee 

Great is our Lord 

Grieve not the Holy Spirit 

Hail, gladdening Light 

Hallelujah 

Hallelujah. What are these?. . . . 

Have mercy upon me 

Hearken unto Me 

Hear my prayer 

Hear, O Thou Shepherd 

Hear the voice and prayer 

Hear us, O Saviour 

Hear ye, Israel 

He has said, They are blessed . . 
He in tears that soweth 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


364 


Stainer. 


173 


Gadsby. 


24 


Gounod. 


26l 


Handel. 


266 


Mendelssohn. 


278 


Handel. 


8q 


Mendelssohn. 


330 


Gounod, 


70 


Bennett. 


368 


Martin. 


102 


Martin. 


I4S 


Gounod. 


299 


Mendelssohn. 


168 


Spohr. 


334 


Barnby. 


S80 


Martin. 


144 


Stainer. 


16s 


Gounod. 


345 


Handel. 


79 


Handel. 


313 


Richter. 


157 


Ouseley. 


263 


Benedict. 


21s 


Mendelssohn. 


209 


Spohr. 


104 


Salaman. 


350 


Brahms. 


94 


Stainer. 


212 


Rheinberger. 




j Cornell, Tours 
( and others. 


99 


201 


Stainer. 


296 


Costa. 


S8 


Gauntlett. 


49 


Monk. 


224 


Goss. 


214 


Mendelssohn. 


219 


Goss. 


343 


Coenen. 


43 


Handel. 


^5 


Benedict. 


51 


Himmel. 


80 


Faure. 


=;o 


Garrett. 


271 


Thorne. 


347 


Stainer. 



He is not here 

He is risen 

Here by Babylon's wave 

He shall feed His flock 

He that shall endure 

He was despised 

He watching over Israel 

High heaven hath stooped to earth. . 

His salvation is nigh 

Ho, every one that thirsteth 

Holiest, breathe an evening blessing 

Holy, Holy, Holy 

Holy, Holy, Holy 

Holy, Holy, Holy 

Holy night 

Holy Spirit, come 

Hosanna in the Highest 

Hosanna in the highest places 

How beautiful are the feet (Solo) . . . 
How beautiful are the feet (Duet). . . 
How beautiful on the mountains. . . . 

How goodly are thy tents 

How great, O Lord 

How lovely are the messengers 

How lovely are Thy dwellings 

How lovely are Thy habitations 
How lovely is Thy dwelling-place . . . 

I AM Alpha and Omega 

I am well pleased 

I believe in God 

I desired wisdom 

If Thou should'st mark iniquities . . . 

If ye love Me 

If ye love Me 

If we believe that Jesus died 

If with all your hearts 

I heard a voice from heaven 

I heard the Voice of Jesus say 

I know that my Redeemer liveth . . . 

I mourn as a dove 

Incline Thine Ear 

In dreams I heard the Seraphim 

In humble faith 

In sweet consent 

In that day shall the Lord 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



In Thee, O Lord 

In the beginning 

In the beginning . . , 

It came upon the midnight clear 

It is a good thing 

It is a good thing 

It is enough 

It is high time to awake 

It is of the Lord's great mercies 

It shall come to pass 

I waited patiently for the Lord 

I will alway give thanks 

I will arise 

I will call upon the Lord 

I will cry unto God 

I will extol Thee 

I will extol Thee 

I will give thanks 

I will give thanks. 

I will go unto the altar of God 

I will lay me down in peace 

I will mention the loving-kindnesses 

I will sing of Thy great mercies 

I will sing of Thy power 

I will wash my hands in innocency 

Jerusalem ! thou that killest the Prophets 
Jesus answered and said 

Jesu, Word of God Incarnate 

Judge me, O Lord 

King all glorious 

Know ye not 

Lead, Kindly Light 

Let my prayer be set forth 

Let the bright Seraphim 

Let the peace of God 

Let the people praise Thee 

Let the words of my mouth 

Let their celestial concerts 

Let Thy merciful kindness 

Let us come boldly 

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


ISI 


Tours. 


41 


Allen. 


242 


Thorne. 


324 


Sullivan. 




j Macfarren, Hiles 
j and others. 


b^ 


45 


Barnby. 


216 


Mendelssohn, 


42 


Barnby. 


IOI 


Molique. 


18^ 


Garrett. 


9 


Tours. 


40 


Calkin. 


22s 


Sullivan. 


70 


Bennett. 


179 


Steggall. 


83 


Costa. 


3i8 


Hatton. 


166 


Barnby. 


232 


Mozart. 


188 


Gauntlett. 


46 


Gadsby, Hiles. 


284 


Sullivan. 


29 


Mendelssohn. 


187 


Sullivan. 


100 


E. J. Hopkins. 


386 


Mendelssohn. 


288 


Bennett. 




j Gounod, Mozart, 
( Saint Saens. 


•uy 


232 


Mozart. 


117 


Barnby. 


310 


Stainer. 


156 


j Stainer, Calkin, 
j Sullivan. 


210 


Woodman. 


218 


Handel. 


333 


Stainer. 


256 


Costa. 


54 


Barnby. 


218 


Handel. 


32 


Barnby. 


352 


Llovd. 


34 


E. J. Hopkins. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NAME. 



COMPOSER. 



Let us now go even unto Bethlehem 

Let your light so shine 

Lift thine eyes 

Lighten our darkness 

Like as a father 

Lord, bow Thine Ear to our prayer 

Look down on us from heaven 

Lord, cause Thy Face 

Lord, for Thy tender mercies' sake 

Lord, from my bed again I rise 

Lord God of Abraham . . , 

Lord, have mercy upon us 

Lord, how long wilt Thou forget me? . . . 

Lord Jesus, Thou to all 

Lord, let me know my end 

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant 

Lord of ail power and might 

Lord, we pray Thee 

Lord, who shall dwell ? 

Lo, the tabernacle of God 

Love Divine ! all love excelling. ........ 

Lovely appear over the mountains 

Love not the world 

Make me a clean heart 

Mercy and truth are met together 

My God, my God 

My God, within me is my soul cast down 

My Maker and my King 

My song shall be alway 

My soul doth magnify the Lord 

My tears have been my meat 

Never shall thy sun be setting 

No chastening for the present 

No evil shall befall thee 

Not unto us, O Lord 

Not unto us, O Lord 

Now the day is over 

Now the laborer' s task is o'er 

Now the light has gone away 

Now we are ambassadors 

O Almighty and most merciful 



319 
326 

89 
in 

17 
363 
289 

301 

33 

285 

257 

37 

44 
354 
105 

292 

121 
18 

355 
183 
234 
327. 
229 

175 
359 
205 
382 
321 
37o 

338 

339 

108 

260 

61 

237 

184 

393 
391 
399 
213 

328 



Sullivan. 

Barnby, Calkin. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gladstone. 

Hatton. 

Mendelssohn. 

Mendelssohn. 

Costa. 

Farrant. 

Costa. 

Mendelssohn. 

j Gounod, Tours, 

( and others. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gounod. 

Goss. 

] Calkin, Turle, 

1 and others. 

Mason. 

Roberts, Haydn. 

Roberts, Rogers. 

Gounod. 

Stainer. 

Gounod. 

Sullivan. 

Barnby. 

Sullivan. 

J, L. Hopkins. 

Mendelssohn. 

Stainer. 

Hiles. 

j Barnby, Tours, 

( and others. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gade. 

Sullivan. 

Costa. 

Barnby. 

Walmisley. 

Barnby. 

Dykes. 

Anon. 

Mendelssohn. 

Ouseley. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



O all ye works of the Lord 

O be joyful in the Lord 

O clap your hands 

O come, all ye faithful 

O come before His Presence 

O come, every one that thirsteth 

O come, let us sing unto the Lord ....... 

O come, let us sing to the Lord 

O come near to the Cross 

O day of penitence 

O death, where is thy sting? 

O Father blest, Thy Name we sing 

O for a closer walk with God 

O for the wings of a dove 

O give thanks unto the Lord 

O give thanks unto the Lord 

O God, have mercy upon me 

O God, have mercy upon me 

O God, how wonderful art Thou 

O God, Thou art worthy to be praised. . . 
O God, Who art the Author of peace. . . . 
O God, Who, by the leading of a star. . . 

O God, Who hast prepared 

O Holy Ghost 

O house of Jacob 

O house of Jacob 

O how amiable are Thy dwellings 

O how plentiful is Thy goodness 

O Jesus Christ 

O Jesus, Thou art standing 

O look not down, thou all-glorious sun . . 
O Lord God, Thou strength of my health 
O Lord, how manifold are Thy works . . . 
O Lord, how manifold are Thy works . . . 

O Lord, our Governor 

O Lord, our Governor 

O Lord, Thou hast searched me out 

O love the Lord 

O My vineyard 

On high the stars now are shining 

On Thee each living soul awaits 

Onward, with weary foot 

O praise the Lord, all ye His angels 

O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts 



371 

77 

125 
358 
357 
280 

59 

281 

294 

36 

262 

397 
68 
225 
141 
137 
149 
378 
375 
128 

369 

388 

33i 
114 
277 
185 
53 
176 
162 
332 
226 
240 

87 
62 

27 
182 

84 
28 
308 
389 
305 
287 

136 
116 



COMPOSER. 



j Goss, Martin, 

j and others. 

] Sullivan, Tours, 

( and others. 

Stainer. 

Novello. 

Martin. 

Mendelssohn. 

j Macfarren,Hiles, 

( and others. 

Tours. 

Gounod. 

Gounod. 

Handel. 

Barnby. 

Foster. 

Mendelssohn. 

Elvey. 

Goss. 

Calkin. 

Mendelssohn. 

Hiles. 

Sullivan. 

G. Smart. 

Attwood. 

Oakeley. 

Macfarren. 

Benedict. 

Garrett. 

Barnby. 

Ouseley. 

Bach. 

Geibel. 

Spohr. 

Goss. 

Barnby. 

Macfarren. 

Gadsby. 

Naumann. 

Bennett. 

Sullivan. 

Gounod. 

Rheinberger. 

Havdn. 

Hiles. 

Barnby. 

Mendelssohn. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name 

O praise ye the Lord 

O rest in the Lord 

O risen Lord 

O Saviour of the world 

O saving Victim, slain for man 

O send out Thy light 

O sing to God your hymns of gladness 

O sing unto the Lord 

O taste and see 

O that I knew where I might find Him 

O that men would praise the Lord 

O that thou hadst hearkened 

O thou afflicted 

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 

Our Father, Which art in heaven 

Our Lord Jesus Christ 

Our soul on God with patience waits 

Out of the deep 

O Zion, blest City 

O Zion, that bringest good tidings 

Plead Thou my cause, O Lord 

Ponder my words, O Lord 

Praise be to the Lord 

Praise God in His holiness 

Praise the Lord, O my soul 

Praise ye the Lord 

Preserve me, O God 

Rejoice greatly 

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous 

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous 

Rejoice, O ye righteous 

Remember me, O Lord 

Remember now thy Creator 

Remember now thy Creator 

Rend your heart 

Saviour of men 

Say, Watchman, what of the night ? 

Seek ye the Lord 

See what love hath the Father bestowed . . . 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


30 


Tours. 


322 


Mozart. 


266 


Mendelssohn. 


154 


Barnby. 


26 


j Goss, Ouseley, 


I Macfarren. 


22 


Gounod, Tours. 


394 


Macfarren. 


120 


Gounod. 


118 


j Barnby, Elvey, 
( and others. 


57 


Goss, Sullivan. 


25 


Bennett. 


229 


Sullivan. 


250 


Sullivan. 


283 


Benedict. 


273 


Handel. 


390 


Cornell. 


275 


Macfarren. 


372 


Garrett. 


274 


Calkin, Hatton. 


1 


Hiles. 


90 


Stainer. 


232 


Mozart. 


385 


Gadsby, Colborne. 


348 


Mendelssohn. 


199 


Tours. 




j Tours, Barnby, 
j and others. 


230 


192 


Garrett. 


160 


Salaman. 


259 


Handel, Gadsbv. 


360 


Martin. 


3ii 


Elvey. 


16 


Calkin. 


130 


Rheinberger. 


211 


Macfarren. 


317 


Bennett. 


95 


Steggall. 


367 


Calkin. 


298 


Gounod. 


35 


Sullivan. 


11 


Roberts. 


247 


Mendelssohn. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NAME. 



Send out Thy light 

Shades of eve are falling 

Since by man came death 

Sing and rejoice 

Sing, O daughter of Zion 

Sing, O daughter of Zion 

Sing, O heavens 

Sing, O heavens 

Sing, O heavens . 

Sing praises to God 

Sing praises unto the Lord 

Sing we merrily unto God ; . . . . 

Sleepers wake ! a voice is calling 

Soon, ah, soon from the grave 

Surely He hath borne our griefs 

Sweet is Thy mercy, Lord 

Sweet tender flower, born for an hour. 



Teach me, O Lord 

Thanks be to God 

The Angel Gabriel was sent from God 

The fining pot is for silver 

The first day of the week 

The fool within his heart hath spoken 

The grace of God that bringeth salvation . . 
The heavens are telling the glory of God . . . 

The King of love my Shepherd is 

The Lord be a lamp unto thy feet 

The Lord descended from above 

The Lord give ear to thee 

The Lord hath commanded His kindness . . 
The Lord hath done great things for us. . . . 

The Lord is exalted 

The Lord is in His holy temple 

The Lord is loving unto every man 

The Lord is my light 

The Lord is my light 

The Lord is my Shepherd 

The Lord is my Shepherd 

The Lord is nigh unto them 

The Lord is risen 

The Lord preserveth the souls of His saints 

The Lord shall comfort Zion 

The Lord will comfort Zion 

The Lord will not turn His Face 

The morning stars sang together 

The night is far spent 



9i 

158 

362 

7 

97 
123 

65 
222 

373 
96 

13 
220 

14 
294 

278 

177 
244 

10 
270 

98 
302 
364 

7i 

15 
3 
106 
263 
215 
127 
377 
196 

253 

5 

195 

2 

203 

47 

38 

260 

193 

4 

304 

227 

277 
131 



COMPOSER. 



Gounod. 

Schubert. 

Handel. 

Barnby. 

Gadsby. 

Naylor. 

Tours. 

Sullivan. 

R. Woodward. 

Wareing. 

Gounod. 

Engel. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gounod. 

Handel. 

Barnby. 

Stainer. 

Attwood. 

Mendelssohn. 

H. Smart. 

Gaul. 

Stainer. 

Rheinberger. 

Barnby. 

Haydn. 

Gounod. 

Benedict. 

Hayes. 

Rheinberger. 

Mendelssohn. 

H. Smart. 

West. 

Cornell. 

Garrett. 

Hiles. 

Macfarren. 

Macfarren. 

Schubert. 

Sullivan. 

Sullivan. 

Hatton. 

Walmisley. 

Hiles. 

Benedict. 

Stainer. 

Smith. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 



NAME. 



Then said He 

Then shall the King say 

Then shall the righteous shine forth 

The radiant morn hath passed away 

Therefore, with Angels and Archangels. . . . 

There is a green hill far away 

There is joy in the presence of the angels . . 
There is joy in the presence of the angels . . 

There is no condemnation to them 

There was a marriage in Cana 

The righteous live for evermore 

The righteous shall flourish 

The sands of time are sinking 

These are they which came 

The shadows of the evening hours 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

The sun shall be no more thy light 

The way is long and dreary 

The whole earth is at rest 

The wilderness and the solitary place 

The Word is Flesh become 

They have taken away my Lord 

They shall hunger no more 

They that go down to the sea in ships 

They that go down to the sea in ships 

They that wait upon the Lord 

They were lovely and pleasant in their lives. 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness 

This night I lift my heart to Thee 

Tho' poor be the chamber 

Thou art gone up on high 

Thou didst leave Thy throne 

Thou, Lord, our Refuge 

Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God 

Thou visitest the earth 

Thou visitest the earth 

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace 

Thus saith the Lord 

Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts 

Thy mercy, O Lord 

To God on high be thanks and praise 

Turn Thee unto me 



183 
302 
265 
180 



167 
223 
250 

383 
86 
122 
132 
400 
303 
56 
152 
197 
233 
276 
124 
135 
319 
88 

307 
6 

323 

23 
376 
320 
107 
340 

61 
140 
235 
336 
134 

63 
200 

76 
236 
297 

21 

20 

231 

85 



COMPOSER. 



Gounod. 

Gaul. 

Mendelssohn, 

H. H.Woodward. 

j Dykes, Barnby, 

( and others. 

Gounod. 

Sullivan. 

Sullivan. 

Irons. 

Stainer. 

Stainer. 

Calkin. 

D'Urhan. 

Gaul. 

Blumenthal. 

Rea. 

H. H. Woodward. 

Woodman. 

Macfarren. 

H. H, Woodward. 

Leslie, Sullivan. 

Sullivan. 

Goss. 

Gounod. 

Stainer. 

Gaul. 

Benedict. 

R. Woodward. 

Ouseley, Sewall. 

Stainer. 

Kent. 

Costa. 

Gounod. 

Hatton. 

Powell. 

Mendelssohn. 

Costa. 

Callcott. 

Calkin. 

Wesley. 

Gaul. , 

Stainer. 

j E. J. Hopkins, 

I Barnby. 

Mendelssohn. 

Costa. 



INDEX OF ANTHEMS. 


NAME. 


NO. 


COMPOSER. 


Turn Thy Face from my sins 


12 
I46 

I2g 

312 
329 

l6l 

19 

337 
113 
398 
351 

39 
306 

66 
186 

395 
202 
138 
326 
288 
348 
64 
267 
300 

353 
214 
198 
108 


Attwood, Sullivan. 
Steggall. 

Gounod. 
Gounod. 
Bridge. 

Macfarren. 
j H. Smart, Dykes, 
( and others. 
Bennett. 
Stainer. 
Rheinberger. 
J. L. Hopkins. 
Tours. 
Costa. 
Macfarren. 
Tours. 
Anon. 
Sullivan, 
Martin. 

Barnby, Calkin. 
Bennett. 
Mendelssohn. 
E. J, Hopkins. 
J, L. Hopkins. 
Haydn. 

Sullivan. 
Mendelssohn. 
Stainer. 
Gade. 


Turn Thy Face from my sins 


Unfold, ye portals everlasting 


Until the day breaks . 


Unto you that fear My Name 


We are no more strangers 


We praise Thee, O God 


We will lie down in peace 


What are these? 


When in the East daylight gleaming 

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem 

When the tempests' rage is over 


Wherefore is thy soul cast down? 


While all things were in quiet silence 

While the earth remaineth 


While we lowly bow before Thee 


Who is like unto Thee, O Lord ? 


Whoso dwelleth under the defence 

Whoso hath this world's good 


Whosoever drinketh of this water 


Why, mv soul, art thou so vexed ?....„.... 


Why seek ye the living among the dead? . . . 
With Ansrels and Archangels 


With verdure clad 


Yea, though I walk through the valley .... 
Ye people, rend your hearts 


Ye shall dwell in the land 


Yet merciful and tender is the Lord 


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LIST OF COMPOSERS. 




Allen, G. B. 


Geibel, A. 




Attwood, T. 


Gladstone, W. H, 


• 


Bach, J. S. 


Goss, J. 




Barnby, J. 


Gounod, C. 




Benedict, J. 


Handel, G. F. 




Bennett, W. S, 


Hatton, J. L. 




Benson, G. 


Hauptmann, M. 




Blumenthal, J. 


Haydn, F. J, 




Brahms, J. 


Hayes, P. 




Bridge, J. F. 


Hiles, H. 


• 


Calkin, J. B. 


HlLLER, F. 




Callcott, W. H. 


HlMMEL, F, H. 




Clark-Whitfeld, J. 


Hopkins, E. J. 




COENEN, W. 


Hopkins, J. L. 




COLBORNE, L. 


Irons, H. S. 




Cornell, J. H. 


Jekyll, C. S. 




Costa, M. 


Kent, J. 




D'Urhan, C. 


Leslie, H. 




Dykes, J. B. 


Lloyd, C. H. 




Elvey, G. J. 


Macfarren, G, A. 




Engel, D. H. 


Martin, G. C. 




F ARRANT, R. 


Mason, W. 




Faure, J. 


Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 


F. 


Foster, M. B. 


MOLIQUE, B. 




Gade, N. W. 


Monk, W, H. 




Gadsby, H. 


Mozart, J. C. W. G. 




Garrett, G. M. 


Naumann, E, 




Gaul, A. R. 


Naylor, J. 




Gauntlett, H, J, 


NOVELLO, V. 





LIST OF COMPOSERS. 



Oakeley, H. S. 
Oberthur. C. 
Ouseley, F, A. G. 
Powell, J. B. 
Rea, W, 
Rheinberger, J. 

RlCHTER, E. F. 

Roberts, J. V. 
Rogers, B. 
Saint Saens, C. 
Salaman, C. K. 
Schubert, F. 
Smart, G. 
Smart, H. 
Smith, M. 



Spohr, L. 
Stainer, J. 
Steggall, C. 
Sullivan, A. S. 
Thorne, E. H. 
Tours, B. 
Troyte, A. H. D. 

TURLE, J. 

Walmisley, T. A. 
Wareing, H. W. 
Wesley, S. S. 
West, J. E. 
Woodman, R. H. 
Woodward, H. H. 
Woodward, R. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



MORNING. 

A day in Thy courts 

I will go unto the altar of God 

I will sing of Thy power 

Lord, from my bed again I rise 

When in the East daylight gleaming. 

EVENTIDE. 

Abide with me 

Abide with me 

Come, my soul 

Evening shadows 

Glory to Thee, my God 

Grant us Thy peace 

Hail, gladdening Light 

Holiest, breathe an evening blessing 
In dreams I heard the Seraphim 

I will lay me down in peace 

Let my prayer be set forth 

Lighten our darkness 

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant. 

Now the day is over 

Now the light has gone away 

On high the stars now are shining . . 

Rejoice in the Lord 

Shades of eve are falling 

This night I lift my heart to Thee . . 
The radiant morn hath passed away . 
The shadows of the evening hours. . . 
We will lie down in peace 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


igi 


Macfarren. 


188 


Gauntlett. 


187 


Sullivan. 


285 


Costa. 


398 


Rheinberger. 


258 


Bennett. 


392 


Troyte. 


384 


Martin. 


291 


Hiles. 


239 


Gounod. 


153 


Mendelssohn. 


335 


Gounod. 


102 


Martin. 


80 


Faure. 


46 


Gadsbv, Hiles. 


210 


Woodman. 


in 


Gladstone. 




\ Calkin, Turle, 


292 


1 and others. 


393 


Barnby. 


399 


Anon. 


389 


Rheinberger.. 


360 


Martin. 


H8 


Schubert. 


61 


Costa. 


180 


H. H. Woodward. 


S6 


Blumenthal. 


337 


Bennett. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



NAME. 



GOD AND THE WORKS OF GOD 

And all the people saw 

And in that still voice 

And the Lord said 

Blessing, glory, wisdom 

From Thy love as a Father ... 

Glory be to God on high 

God be merciful unto us 

God came from Teman 

God is a Spirit 

God is our refuge 

Gracious and righteous 

His salvation is nigh 

Holy, Holy, Holy 

Holy, Holy, Holy 

I am Alpha and Omega 

In humble faith 

In sweet consent 

It is a good thing 

It is a good thing 

I will extol Thee 

Like as a father 

Not unto us, O Lord 

Not unto us, O Lord . . . 

O all ye works of the Lord 

O be joyful in the Lord 

O come, let us sing unto the Lord 

O give thanks unto the Lord 

O give thanks unto the Lord 

O Holy Ghost 

O how plentiful is Thy goodness 

O Lord, our Governor 

O Lord, our Governor 

On Thee each living soul awaits 

O praise the Lord, all ye His angels 

O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts 

O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name 

O praise ye the Lord 

O sing unto the Lord 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


204 


Stainer. 


314 


Mendelssohn. 


254 


Woodman. 


248 


Tours. 


75 


Gounod. 




j Cornell, Tours, 
I and others. 


74 


78 


S Wesley, Barnby, 
( and others. 


143 


Steggall. 


293 


Bennett. 


206 


Hiles. 


246 


Gladstone. 


70 


Bennett. 


145 


Gounod. 


299 


Mendelssohn. 


94 


Stainer. 


50 


Garrett. 


271 


Thorne. 


45 


Barnby. 


52 


j Macfarren, Hiles, 
{ and others. 


318 


Hatton. 


17 


Hatton. 


237 


Barnby. 


184 


Waifhisley. 




j Goss, Martin, 
} and others. 


37i 




j Sullivan, Tours, 
( and others. 


77 




j Macfarren, Hiles, 
f and others. 


59 


141 


Elvey. 


137 


Goss. 


114 


Macfarren. 


176 


Ouseley. 


27 


Gadsbv. 


182 


Naumann. 


305 


Havdn. 


136 


Barnbv. 


116 


Mendelssohn. 


30 


Tours. 


322 


Mozart. 


118 


( Barnby, Elvey, 




( and others. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



GOD AND THE WORKS OF GOD 
(Continued.) 

O taste and see , 

O that I knew where I might find Him . . . 

Our Father, Which art in heaven , 

Plead Thou my cause, O Lord 

Praise God in His holiness , 

Praise the Lord, O my soul , 

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous , 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous 

Rejoice, O ye righteous 

Sing praises unto the Lord 

Thanks be to God 

The heavens are telling the glory of God . 

The Lord descended from above 

The Lord is exalted 

The Lord is in His holy temple 

The Lord is loving unto every man 

They that go down to the sea in ships . . . 
They that go down to the sea in ships . . . 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness 

Thou, Lord, our Refuge 

Thy mercy, O Lord 

Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts 

To God on high be thanks and praise .... 

We praise Thee, O God 

With verdure clad 

THE ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 
TIDE. 

And the angel Gabriel , 

And the glory of the Lord , 

Arise, shine , 

Awake, awake, put on thy strength , 

Behold, I bring you good tidings , 

Blessed be the Lord God , 

Blessed is He Who cometh 

Blow ye the trumpet , 

Cradled all lowly , 

Drop down, ye heavens , 

Holy night 

Hosanna in the Highest 



57 

25 

390 

232 

199 

230 

311 

16 

130 

13 
270 

3 

215 

253 

5 

195 

23 
376 
340 
134 

20 

21 

231 

19 
300 



COMPOSER. 



Goss, Sullivan. 

Bennett. 

Cornell. 

Mozart. 

Tours. 

j Tours, Barnby, 

( and others. 

Elvey. 

Calkin. 

Rheinberger. 

Gounod. 

Mendelssohn. 

Haydn. 

Hayes. 

West. 

Cornell. 

Garrett. 

Benedict. 

R. Woodward. 

Kent. 

Mendelssohn. 

j E. J, Hopkins, 

( Barnby. 

Stainer. 

Mendelssohn. 

j H. Smart, Dykes, 

( and others. 

Haydn* 



316 


Monk. 


269 


Handel. 


93 


Elvey. 


Q2 


Stainer. 


238 


Barnby, Goss. 


268 


Wesley, 


217 


Gounod. 


73 


Leslie. 


147 


Gounod. 


169 


Barnby. 


334 


Barnby. 


144 J 


Stainer. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



NAME. 



THE ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS- 
TIDE.— (Continued. ) 

How beautiful are the feet 

I desired wisdom , 

In the beginning 

In the beginning 

It came upon the midnight clear , 

It is high time to awake 

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem. , 

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem 

O come, all ye faithful , 

O God, Who, by the leading of a star 
O sing to God your hymns of gladness. 
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion. . . 

O Zion, that bringest good tidings 

Rejoice greatly 

Send out Thy light 

Sing and rejoice 

Sing, O heavens 

Sleepers wake, a voice is calling 

The Angel Gabriel was sent from God .... 
The grace of God that bringeth salvation . 

The Lord will comfort Zion 

The morning stars sang together 

The night is far spent 

The Word is Flesh become 

Tho* poor be the chamber 

Thou didst leave Thy throne 

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem 

While all things were in quiet silence 

THE PASSION AND CRUCIFIXION 

Behold the Lamb of God , 

Beside the Cross remaining , 

Come unto Him , 

For us the Christ 

Jesu, Word of God Incarnate 

O come near to the Cross 

O day of penitence 

O look not down, thou all-glorious sun 

O My vineyard , 

O Saviour of the world , 

O saving Victim, slain for man , 

There is a green hill far away 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


79 


Handel. 


201 


Stainer. 


41 


Allen. 


242 


Thorne. 


324 


Sullivan. 


42 


Barnby. 


34 


E. J, Hopkins. 


319 


Sullivan. 


358 


Novello. 


388 


Attwood. 


120 


Gounod. 


273 


Handel. 


qo 


Stainer. 


259 


Handel, Gadsby. 


91 


Gounod. 


7 


Barnby. 


65 


Tours. 


14 


Mendelssohn. 


Q 8 


II . Smart. 


15 


Barnby. 


227 


Hiles. 


131 


Stainer. 


8 


Smith. 


307 


Gounod. 


140 


Gounod. 


336 


Powell. 


35i 


J. L. Hopkins. 


66 


Macfarren. 


278 


Handel. 


no 


Gounod. 


126 


Gounod. 


207 


Gounod. 




( Gounod, Mozart 


J 39 


1 Saint Saens. 


294 


Gounod. 


"6 


Gounod. 


226 


Spohr. 


30S 


Gounod. 


26 


( Goss, Ouselev, 


I Macfarren. 


22 


Gounod, Tours. 


167 


Gounod. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE RESURRECTION AND 
ASCENSION. 

As we have borne the image 

Behold the Lamb 

Break forth into joy 

Christ being raised . . . 

Christ is risen 

Christ our Passover 

Fear not 

For our offences . . . .* 

God hath appointed a day 

He is risen 

I know that my Redeemer liveth 

King all glorious 

O death, where is thy sting? 

O risen Lord 

Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Saviour of men 

Since by man came death 

The first day of the week 

They have taken away my Lord 

Thou art gone up on high 

Unfold, ye portals everlasting 

Why seek ye the living among the dead? 

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

All ye who weep 

Almighty and merciful God 

Almighty God, unto Whom 

And all the people saw 

Art thou weary ? 

As pants the hart 

As the hart pants 

As the hart pants 

Behold, God is my Helper 

Be strong and of a good courage 

Be thou faithful unto death 

Be ye kind 

Blessed are the men 

Blessed are the merciful 

Blessed is the man 

Blessed Lord 

But the Lord is mindful 

Call to remembrance 

Come unto Him 



NO. 



181 
38i 
204 
312 
170 
69 
148 

30 

249 
247 
356 
361 
178 

72 
342 

60 
282 
142 



COMPOSER. 



150 


Barnby. 


164 


Spohr. 


228 


Barnby. 


252 


Elvey. 


387 


Elvey. 


194 


Goss. 


193 


Sullivan. 


208 


Mendelssohn. 


15s 


Tours. 


173 


Gadsbv. 


43 


Handel. 


117 


Barnby. 


262 


Handel. 


154 


Barnby. 


27S 


Macfarren. 


298 


Gounod. 


362 


Handel. 


364 


Stainer. 


6 


Stainer. 


23^ 


Hatton. 


129 


Gounod. 


64 


E. J. Hopkins 



Gounod. 

Goss. 

Benson, Jekyll. 

Stainer. 

Gounod. 

Spohr. 

Gounod. 

Mendelssohn. 

Stainer. 

Macfarren. 

Mendelssohn. 

Smith. 

Mendelssohn. - 

Hiles. 

Stainer. 

Wesley. 

Mendelssohn. 

Farrant. 

Faure. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.— (Continued.) 

Come unto Me 

Come unto Me 

Come, ye sin-defiled 

Deliver me, O Lord 

Enter not into judgment 

Faint and worn 

Forever with the Lord 

For He shall give His angels 

For my soul thirsteth 

For none of us liveth to himself 

Give ear, O Lord 

Grant, O Lord 

Grant to us, Lord 

Grant, we beseech Thee 

Grieve not the Holy Spirit 

Have mercy upon me 

Hear my prayer . . . , 

Hear us, O Saviour 

He shall feed His flock 

High heaven hath stooped to earth 

How great, O Lord 

I am well pleased 

If Thou should'st mark iniquities 

If ye love Me 

If ye love Me 

I mourn as a dove 

Incline Thine Ear 

In Thee, O Lord 

It is of the Lord's great mercies 

I waited patiently for the Lord 

I will alway give thanks 

I will arise 

I will cry unto God 

I will extol Thee 

I will sing of Thy great mercies 

I will wash my hands in innocency 

Jesus answered and said 

Lead, Kindly Light 

Let the words of my mouth 

Let Thy merciful kindness 

Let us come boldly 

Let your light so shine 

Lift thine eyes 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


IO3 


Elvey. 


343 


Coenen. 


3LS 


Stainer. 


m 


Stainer. 




j Clark-Whitfeld, 
j Attwood. 


272 


174 


Gounod. 


349 


Gounod. 


2Q^ 


Mendelssohn. 


344 


Mendelssohn. 


310 


Stainer. 


163 


Oberthur. 


19O 


Mozart. 


67 


Barnby. 


245 


H. Smart. 


109 


Stainer. 


279 


Barnby. 


225 


Mendelssohn. 


171 


Hauptmann. 


261 


Handel. 


330 


Gounod. 


263 


Benedict. 


212 


Rheinberger. 


296 


Costa. 


S8 


Gauntlett. 


49 


Monk. 


^ 


Benedict. 


■»I 


Himmel. 


I<U 


Tours. 


ior 


Molique. 


Q 


Tours. 


40 


Calkin. 


223 


Sullivan. 


179 


Steggall. 


83 


Costa. 


29 


Mendelssohn. 


100 


E. J, Hopkins. 


288 


Bennett. 


156 


j Stainer, Calkin, 


1 Sullivan. 


S4 


Barnby. 


32 


Barnby. 


352 


Lloyd, 


326 


Barnbv, Calkin. 


89 


Mendelssohn. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.— (Continued.) 

Lord, cause Thy Face 

Lord, for Thy tender mercies' sake 

Lord, have mercy upon us 



Lord, how long- wilt Thou forget me? . . . 

Lord Jesus, Thou to all 

Lord, let me know my end 

Lord of ail power and might 

Lord, we pray Thee 

Lord, who shall dwell ? 

Love Divine ! all love excelling 

Make me a clean heart 

My God, my God 

My God, within me is my soul cast down 

My Maker and my King 

No chastening for the present 

O Almighty and most merciful 

O clap your hands 

O come, every one that thirsteth 

O f or a closer walk with God 

O God, have mercy upon me 

O God, have mercy upon me 

O God, Who hast prepared 

O Jesus, Thou art standing 

O Lord, Thou hast searched me out 

Onward, with weary foot 

O rest in the Lord 

O that thou hadst hearkened 

Our soul on God with patience waits .... 

Out of the deep 

Ponder my words, O Lord 

Preserve me, O God 

Remember now thy Creator 

Remember now thy Creator 

Seek ye the Lord 

Sweet is Thy mercy, Lord 

Teach me, O Lord 

The King of love my Shepherd is 

The Lord give ear to thee 

The Lord hath commanded His kindness . . 

The Lord is my light 

The Lord is my light 

The Lord is my Shepherd 

The Lord is my Shepherd. . 

The Lord preserveth the souls of His saints 



NO. 



301 

33 

37 

44 
354 
105 
121 

18 
355 
234 
175 
205 
3S2 
321 
260 
328 
125 
2S0 

63 

149 
378 
331 
332 
84 
2S7 
266 
250 
372 
274 
335 
160 

317 
95 
11 

177 

10 

106 

127 

377 

2 

203 

47 

33 

4 



COMPOSER. 



Costa. 

Farrant. 

( Gounod, Tours, 

j and others. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gounod. 

Goss. 

Mason. 

Roberts, Hadyn. 

Roberts, Rogers. 

Stainer. 

Barnby. 

J, L. Hopkins. 

Mendelssohn. 

Stainer. 

Sullivan. 

Ouseley. 

Stainer. # 

Mendelssohn. 

Foster. 

Calkin. 

Mendelssohn. 

Oakeley. 

Geibel. 

Bennett. 

Hiles. 

Mendelssohn. 

Sullivan. 

Garrett. 

Calkin, Hatton. 

Gadsby, Colborne. 

Salaman. 

Bennett. 

Steggall. 

Roberts. 

Barnby. 

Attwood. 

Gounod. 

Rheinberger. - 

Mendelssohn. 

Hiles. 

Macfarren. 

Macfarren. 

Schubert. 

Hatton. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.— (Continued.) 

There is no condemnation to them 

They that wait upon the Lord 

Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God 

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace 

Turn Thee unto me 

Turn Thy Face from my sins 

Turn Thy Face from my sins 

Wherefore is thy soul cast down? 

While we lowly bow before Thee 

Whoso dwelleth under the defence 

Why, my soul, art thou so vexed? 

Yea, though I walk through the valley 

THE CHURCH MILITANT AND 
TRIUMPHANT. 

A mansion at His Side 

Behold now praise ye the Lord 

Behold, the days come 

Blessed are they that dwell 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 

By the waters of Babylon 

Come, O Israel . . 

Come up hither 

Come, ye blessed of my Father 

For a small moment 

For God so loved the world 

For thee, O dear, dear country 

Forth the Royal Banners go 

Fret not thyself 

From the morning watch 

From the rising of the sun 

Give peace in our time 

Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, What are these? 

Hearken unto Me 

Hear, O Thou Shepherd 

Hear the voice and prayer 

Hear ye, Israel . . 

Here by Babylon's wave 

Ho, every one that thirsteth 

Holy Spirit, come 

Hosanna in the highest places 

How beautiful are the feet 

How beautiful on the mountains 



NO. 


COMPOSER. 


383 


Irons. 


320 


Ouseley, Sewall. 


63 


Costa. 


236 


Wesley. 


85 


Costa. 


12 


Attwood, Sullivan. 


I46 


Steggall. 


306 


Costa. 


395 


Anon. 


138 


Martin. 


S48 


Mendelssohn. 


353 


Sullivan. 


162 


Bach. 


241 


Calkin. 


365 


H. H. Woodward 


172 


Tours. 




( Goss, Garrett, 
( and others. 


31 


346 


Allen. 


290 


Bennett. 


168 


Spohr. 


81 


Barnby. 


325 


Stainer. 


309 


Gaul. 


341 


Gaul. 


366 


Gounod. 


379 


Smith. 


133 


Gounod. 


243 


Ouseley. 


221 


Callcott. 


264 


Handel. 


113 


Stainer. 


159 


Sullivan. 


374 


R. W 7 oodward. 


255 


J. L. Hopkins. 


251 


Mendelssohn. 


24 


Gounod. 


368 


Martin. 


3S0 


Martin. 


165 


Gounod. 


345 


Handel. 


313 


Richter. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE CHURCH MILITANT AND 
TRIUMPHANT.— (Continued.) 

How goodly are thy tents 

How lovely are Thy dwellings 

How lovely are Thy habitations 

How lovely is Thy dwelling-place 

I believe in God 

In that day shall the Lord 

It is enough 

It shall come to pass 

I will mention the loving-kindnesses 

Jerusalem ! thou that killest the Prophets 

Let the bright vSeraphim 

Let the peace of God 

Let the people praise Thee 

Look down on us from heaven 

Lord, bow Thine Ear to our prayer 

Lord God of Abraham . . 

Lovely appear over the mountains 

Love not the world 

Mercy and truth are met together 

My song shall be alway 

My soul doth magnify the Lord 

My tears have been my meat 

Now we are ambassadors 

O come before His Presence 

O God, how wonderful art Thou 

O God, Who art the Author of peace. . . . 

O house of Jacob 

O how amiable are Thy dwellings 

O send out Thy light 

O thou afflicted 

O Zion, blest City 

Remember me, O Lord 

Rend your heart 

Say, Watchman, what of the night ? 

Sing, O daughter of Zion 

Sing, O daughter of Zion 

Sing, O heavens 

Sing, O heavens 

Sing we merrily unto God 

The fool within his heart hath spoken . . . 

The Lord shall comfort Zion 

Then said He 



157 
209 
104 
350 

99 

347 
216 

185 
284 
386 
218 

333 
256 
289 
363 
257 
327 
229 

359 
370 

333 

339 

213 

357 

375 

369 

277 

53 

394 

283 

1 

211 

367 

35 

97 

123 

222 

373 
220 

7i 
304 
183 



COMPOSER. 



Ouseley. 

Spohr. 

Salaman. 

Brahms. 

( Cornell, Tours, 

j and others. 

Stainer. 

Mendelssohn. 

Garrett. 

Sullivan. 

Mendelssohn. 

Handel. 

Stainer. 

Costa. 

Mendelssohn. 

Mendelssohn. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gounod. 

Sullivan. 

Sullivan. 

Ililes. 

( Barnby, Tours, 

( and others. 

Mendelssohn. 

Mendelssohn. 

Martin. 

Hiles. 

G. Smart. 

Benedict. 

Barnby. 

Macfarren. 

Benedict. 

Hiles. 

Macfarren. 

Calkin. 

Sullivan. 

Gadsby. 

Naylor. 

Sullivan. 

R. Woodward. 

Engel. 

Rheinberger. 

Walmisley. 

Gounod. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE CHURCH MILITANT AND 
TRIUMPHANT.— (Continued.) 



Then shall the King say 

Then shall the righteous shine forth. . . . 

Therefore, with Angels and Archangels. 

The righteous shall nourish 

The sands of time are sinking 

These are they which came 

The sun shall be no more thy light 

The way is long and dreary 

The wilderness and the solitary place . . . 

They shall hunger no more 

Thus saith the Lord 

Unto you that fear My Name 

We are no more strangers 

Who is like unto Thee, O Lord ? 

With Angels and Archangels 

Ye people, rend your hearts 

Yet merciful and tender is the Lord . . . 



HARVEST. 

Blessed be the Name of the Lord 

God said, Behold, I have given 

He in tears that soweth 

I will give thanks 

O come, let us sing to the Lord 

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works 

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works 

Praise ye the Lord 

Sing praises to God 

The Lord hath done great things for us. . . . 

Thou visitest the earth 

Thou visitest the earth 

While the earth remaineth 

Ye shall dwell in the land 



MARRIAGE. 

O God, Thou art worthy to be praised. 
There was a marriage in Cana 



THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

Blest are the departed 

If we believe that Jesus died 

I heard a voice from heaven 

Now the laborer' s task is o'er 



COMPOSER. 



302 
265 

48 

132 
400 

303 
124 

135 

88 

323 

297 

329 
161 
202 
267 
214 
108 



119 

82 
112 
166 

281 
62 

87 
192 

96 
196 
200 

76 
186 
198 



128 

S6 



2S6 
224 
219 

39i 



Gaul. 

Mendelssohn. 

I Dykes, Barnby, 

( and others. 

Calkin. 

D'Urhan. 

Gaul. 

H. H. Woodward. 

Leslie, Sullivan. 

Goss. 

Gaul. 

Gaul. 

Bridge. 

Macfarren. 

Sullivan. 

J. L. Hopkins. 

Mendelssohn. 

Gade. 



Gadsby. 

Macfarren. 

Hiller. 

Barnby. 

Tours. 

Macfarren. 

Barnby. 

Garrett. 

Wareing. 

H. Smart. 

Callcott. 

Calkin. 

Tours. 

Stainer. 



Sullivan. 
Stainer. 



Spohr. 
Goss. 
Goss. 
Dykes. 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
(Continued.) 

O Lord God, Thou strength of my health . . 
Sweet tender flower, born for an hour. 

The righteous live for evermore 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

The souls of the righteous 

They were lovely and pleasant in their lives. 

ASCRIPTIONS. 

Abide with me • 

Behold, God is my Helper 

Now the day is over 

Now the laborer's task is o'er 

Now the light has gone away 

O Father blest, Thy Name we sing 

On high the stars now are shining 

O send out Thy light 

Our Father, Which art in heaven 

The sands of time are sinking 

When in the East daylight gleaming 

While we lowly bow before Thee 



COMPOSER. 



240 


Goss. 


244 


Stainer. 


122 


Stainer. 


1^2 


Rea. 


IQ7 


H. H. Woodward 


233 


Woodman. 


276 


Macfarren. 


107 


Stainer. 


392 


Troyte, 


390 


Stainer, 


393 


Barnby. 


391 


Dykes. 


399 


Anon. 


397 


Barnby. 


3*9 


Rheinberger. 


394 


Macfarren. 


390 


Cornell. 


400 


D'Urhan. 


393 


Rheinberger. 


395 


Anon. 



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